The man with the President's mind
Ted Allbeury
The man with the President's mind
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Ted Allbeury
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
The room is dark, and footsteps echo as a man sneaks through shadows. Suddenly, he freezes—someone's watching. What secret is hidden inside the President's mind, and who will uncover it first?
Quick Assessment
This espionage thriller follows a mysterious man entangled in a high-stakes mission involving the President's secrets. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it introduces suspense and intrigue without graphic content. Parents should note the themes of spying and tension common to the thriller genre.
Why we rated The man with the President's mind 11LT
The man with the President's mind is written at a Level 6 reading level across 224 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The man with the President's mind works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate The man with the President's mind as 11LT ("Light — Thematic") 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 man with the President's mind explores adventure, mystery, espionage, and thriller — 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, espionage.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LT — Light — ThematicLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- 0671229087
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- 1978
- Type
- Fiction