Rogue's home

Name: Rogue's home
Author: Hilari Bell
ISBN: 9780060825065

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

a knight and rogue novel

by Hilari Bell

Reading Level 5-6 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

What if your best friend had a mysterious past and a family secret that could turn everything upside down? Fisk is called home to clear his brother-in-law's name, but trouble seems to follow him like a shadow. With his friend Michael by his side—tattoos and all—they have to uncover the truth before it's too late.

Themes

Knights and knighthoodFriendship Mystery Adventure

Quick Assessment

Rogue's Home is a middle-grade fantasy adventure following Fisk and his friend Michael as they tackle a family mystery involving wrongful accusations and deceit. The story features themes of loyalty, friendship, and bravery, set against a medieval backdrop with knights and a touch of danger. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains mild peril and some references to extortion, but handles these elements in an age-appropriate, engaging way.

Why we rated Rogue's home LE (Mild)

Rogue's home is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 422 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage Rogue's home on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate Rogue's home as LE (Mild, mostly emotional) 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, Rogue's home explores knights and knighthood, friendship, mystery, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about knights and knighthood, friendship, mystery.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LE · Mild · Emotional

Emotional

Mild ←

Physical

Mild

Social

Gentle

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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