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No such person
Caroline B. Cooney
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, M, means moderate content.
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About This Book
When a shocking crime shakes their quiet town, two sisters find themselves caught in a web of secrets and suspicion. As they search for the truth, their bond is tested amid swirling doubts and hidden rivalries. Uncovering the mystery means facing the shadows lurking close to home.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 5 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include murder, sibling rivalry. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated No such person M (Moderate)
No such person is written at a Level 5 reading level across 246 pages (approximately 51,329 words). Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.
Read aloud, No such person runs about 5.7 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate No such person as M (Moderate) because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Murder, Sibling Rivalry.
Thematically, No such person explores mystery, family, sibling rivalry, and small town life — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about mystery, family, sibling rivalry.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
M · ModerateReading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10Fewer of the usual hooks for reluctant readers, such as a long series, humor or adventure.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780385742917
- Pages
- 246
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 51,329
- Read-Aloud
- ~5h 42m
- Text Density
- Standard