Star Trek
Mike Johnson
Star Trek
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Starfleet Academy
by Mike Johnson
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
The alarms blare as cadets scramble through the bustling halls of Starfleet Academy, their hearts pounding with excitement and fear. Suddenly, a mysterious signal flashes across the control panel—what could it mean for their training mission? Everything changes in a blink, and no one knows what’s coming next.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction book explores the lives of cadets at Starfleet Academy, blending familiar characters from the Star Trek universe with new faces. It offers an engaging introduction to themes of friendship, teamwork, and adventure appropriate for readers aged 9-12, with no intense content or mature themes.
Why we rated Star Trek 9LE
Star Trek is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 120 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Star Trek works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Star Trek as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Star Trek explores adventure, friendship, science & nature, fantasy world-building, and military training — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, friendship, science & nature.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781631406638
- Pages
- 120
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Nonfiction