The door in the moon

Name: The door in the moon
Author: Catherine Fisher
ISBN: 9780803739710

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Catherine Fisher

Reading Level 3-4 LE · Mild · Emotional 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, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

Jake and Sarah tumble through the shimmering Obsidian Mirror, crashing into the chaos of the French Revolution. Everywhere, sounds of shouting and clashing fill the air, and danger lurks in every shadow. Meanwhile, Oberon Venn faces a choice that could change his fate forever—but which path will he choose?

Themes

Fantasy & MagicAdventure Historical Family

Quick Assessment

Teens Jake and Sarah are pulled out of a strange, restless night and into the violent chaos of the French Revolution, while Oberon Venn faces a faerie realm that could cost him his soul. Expect time-travel danger, a masked ball, and a climax at the foot of the guillotine, along with murder and frightening, dreamlike sequences. The tone is dark and suspenseful rather than graphic, and the story is best suited to older teens comfortable with historical violence and fantasy peril.

Why we rated The door in the moon LE (Mild)

The door in the moon is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 349 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 The door in the moon 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, The door in the moon explores fantasy & magic, adventure, historical, 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.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about fantasy & magic, adventure, historical.

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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