Renegade

Name: Renegade
Author: Antony John
ISBN: 9780803736856

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

an Elemental novel

by Antony John

Reading Level 3-4 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

The crackle of fire and the rush of wind swirl around Thomas’s fingertips as he summons his elemental powers. The salty breeze of Roanoke Island carries whispers of a fierce battle ahead. With friends by his side, the fight for their home feels both thrilling and urgent.

Themes

FantasyAdventure Friendship

Quick Assessment

Thom and his friends fight pirates for control of their home on Roanoke Island in a dystopian future, using elemental powers in battles and high-stakes rescue missions. Expect fantasy violence, peril, and emotional loss, along with a heartbreaking romance that stays non-explicit. This final book in the Elemental trilogy works best for readers who have followed the earlier stories.

Why we rated Renegade LP (Mild)

Renegade is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 294 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 Renegade as LP (Mild, mostly physical) because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, Renegade explores fantasy, adventure, and friendship — 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 fantasy, adventure, friendship.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Mild

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

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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