Scintillate
Tracy Clark
Scintillate
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Tracy Clark
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
What if you could see glowing auras around everyone except yourself? Imagine discovering you shine a brilliant silver light while uncovering a secret that could change everything. When Cora follows a mysterious trail to Ireland, she faces dangers that could cost her more than she ever expected.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Scintillate is a young adult paranormal fiction novel about Cora, a teenage girl who sees mysterious auras and uncovers hidden powers linked to a deep conspiracy. The story explores themes of family, identity, and danger, with some romantic elements and suspenseful moments. Suitable for teens 13 and up, it contains mild peril and emotional tension but no graphic content.
Why we rated Scintillate 11ME
Scintillate is written at a Level 6 reading level across 295 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Scintillate works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Scintillate 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, Scintillate explores paranormal fiction, conspiracies, young adult literature, romance, and family — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about paranormal fiction, conspiracies, young adult literature.
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
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781622661459
- Pages
- 295
- Publisher
- Entangled: Teen
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Fiction