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The man with the President's mind

Ted Allbeury

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The man with the President's mind

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Ted Allbeury

Reading Level 6 11LT Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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?

Themes

AdventureMysteryEspionageThriller

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 — Thematic
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

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

224 pages
ISBN
0671229087
Pages
224
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Published
1978
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

ThrillersEspionageFiction in EnglishLarge Type Books