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The Hollywood intrigue

Steve Stevenson

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The Hollywood intrigue

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Steve Stevenson

Illustrated by Turconi, Stefano, 1974- illustrator

Reading Level 4-5 9LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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 mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

The cameras roll, but suddenly, the lights flicker and the set trembles—something’s going wrong on the Fatal Error movie shoot! Agatha and Dash race through the chaos, determined to catch the sneaky saboteur before the whole production collapses. But when a shadow moves just out of sight, the mystery deepens—who’s really behind the scenes?

Themes

AdventureMysteryFamilyMotion Pictures

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade mystery follows Agatha Mistery and her cousin Dash as they investigate strange disruptions on a Hollywood movie set. With the help of their stuntman uncle, they work to uncover the saboteur threatening the film’s production. Suitable for children ages 9 to 12, the story offers an engaging adventure centered around teamwork and problem-solving, with mild suspense appropriate for this age group.

Why we rated The Hollywood intrigue 9LE

The Hollywood intrigue is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 119 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Hollywood intrigue works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate The Hollywood intrigue as 9LE ("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 Hollywood intrigue explores adventure, mystery, family, and motion pictures — 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.
  • Kids drawn to stories about adventure, mystery, family.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

9LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

2/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
9
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

119 pages
ISBN
9780448486802
Pages
119
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Published
2015
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Motion PicturesAdventure and AdventurersCousinsProduction and DirectionMemoryEccentrics and EccentricitiesSabotageMystery and Detective Stories

Places

HollywoodCaliforniaHollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)Los Angeles