Price Guide to the Occult, The
Leslye Walton
Price Guide to the Occult, The
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Leslye Walton
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
There’s a secret about Anathema Island no one dares to speak of: a curse born from fear and fire. Nor Blackburn just wants a normal life, but when a mysterious book promises spells for a price, everything changes — and that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This young adult novel blends fantasy and horror in a story about Nor Blackburn, a teenager grappling with her supernatural heritage and a dark family curse. Set in the atmospheric Pacific Northwest, it explores themes of self-acceptance, first love, and the consequences of past actions, appropriate for readers 13 and up due to some mature and suspenseful elements.
Why we rated Price Guide to the Occult, The 11ME
Price Guide to the Occult, The is written at a Level 6-7 reading level. Strong independent readers around grade 7.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Price Guide to the Occult, The works for readers up to grade 8.5.
We rate Price Guide to the Occult, The as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") 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, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Price Guide to the Occult, The explores fantasy world-building, coming of age, family, romance, and horror — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about fantasy world-building, coming of age, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
- ISBN
- 9781543687514
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Published
- Mar 13, 2018
- Type
- Fiction