The Delaware Colony

Name: The Delaware Colony
Author: Jean F. Blashfield
ISBN: 1567666108

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Jean F. Blashfield

Spirit of America; Our Thirteen Colonies

Reading Level 6 C · Gentle Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

Discover the fascinating journey of Delaware from its early settlement in 1631 by David Pietersen de Vries to becoming a state in 1787. This engaging tale brings to life the people and events that shaped Delaware’s colonial past and its path to statehood. Perfect for young readers eager to explore American history through captivating stories.

Themes

Historical Coming of Age Adventure Family

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 6 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated The Delaware Colony C (Gentle)

The Delaware Colony is written at a Level 6 reading level across 40 pages (approximately 3,918 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage The Delaware Colony on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, The Delaware Colony takes about 26 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate The Delaware Colony as C (Gentle) 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, The Delaware Colony explores historical, coming of age, adventure, and family — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about historical, coming of age, adventure.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 3 more books in the Spirit of America; Our Thirteen Colonies series.
✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

C · Gentle

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Gentle

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

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

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