Rampage

Name: Rampage
Author: John Sandford
ISBN: 9780385753135

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by John Sandford

Reading Level 5-6 LS · Mild · Social Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LS, means mild content, mostly social.

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About This Book

What if you and your brother uncovered a huge secret about a powerful company? Imagine teaming up to stop something really bad from happening, but every step brings new dangers. Can Shay and Odin outsmart the villains before it's too late?

Themes

AdventurePolitical ActivismFamilyProtest Movements

Quick Assessment

Teen activist Shay and her brother Odin lead a group of young renegades working to expose a corrupt corporation running human experiments. As the story unfolds, a sudden CEO death raises questions about even more powerful figures hiding behind the scenes. Expect suspense, political conflict, and some dramatic action; the content is largely non-graphic and suited to older teen readers.

Why we rated Rampage LS (Mild)

Rampage is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 325 pages. 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.

We rate Rampage as LS (Mild, mostly social) because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from social complexity — 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 mild intensity score.

Thematically, Rampage explores adventure, political activism, family, and protest movements — 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 adventure, political activism, family.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LS · Mild · Social

Emotional

Mild

Physical

Mild

Social

Moderate ←

Thematic

Mild

Reading 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

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: high

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