The Missing Mitt
Franklin W. Dixon
The Missing Mitt
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Hardy Boys: Secret Files #2
by Franklin W. Dixon
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Here's a secret: the team’s winning depends on one missing mitt. Without it, their last big game might be lost forever—but that’s only the beginning of the mystery they must solve!
Quick Assessment
This early reader mystery follows a group of boys racing against time to find a lost baseball mitt before their final game. Suitable for ages 5-8, it offers an engaging story that encourages problem-solving and teamwork without intense content or complex themes.
Why we rated The Missing Mitt 8C
The Missing Mitt is written at a Level 3 reading level across 95 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Missing Mitt works for readers up to grade 5.0.
We rate The Missing Mitt as 8C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, The Missing Mitt explores mystery, friendship, sports, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about mystery, friendship, sports.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
4/10A 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
- 9781416993940
- Pages
- 95
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction