The great troll rescue
Tom Percival
The great troll rescue
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Tom Percival
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What would you do if your best friend's mom was taken away by trolls? Red's kind heart gets him and his friends into big trouble when Anansi's mom and all their friends are captured. Can they find a way to save everyone before it's too late?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction book follows Red and his friends as they embark on a daring mission to rescue Anansi's mom and others captured by trolls. Suitable for ages 9-12, the story explores themes of trust, friendship, and courage with mild peril typical for this age group. Parents should note the presence of fantasy peril but no intense violence or mature content.
Why we rated The great troll rescue 11LE
The great troll rescue is written at a Level 6 reading level across 200 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The great troll rescue works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate The great troll rescue as 11LE ("Light — 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 great troll rescue explores friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building, and courage — 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 friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" 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
- 9781646970605
- Pages
- 200
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
- Published
- 2017
- Type
- Fiction