What reading level is The Red Staircase?

The Red Staircase by Gwendoline Butler is at a Level 8 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is The Red Staircase appropriate for?

The Red Staircase is recommended for Ages 9-12. Content intensity: "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags: Fear & Anxiety, Emotional: Loss & Grief.

What genre is The Red Staircase?

The Red Staircase is fiction — Fiction.

Does The Red Staircase have any content warnings?

The Red Staircase has a content intensity rating of "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags include: Fear & Anxiety, Emotional: Loss & Grief. On HootRated, every book is rated for emotional, physical, and social content themes to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is The Red Staircase?

The Red Staircase by Gwendoline Butler is 431 pages.

The Red Staircase

Gwendoline Butler

The Red Staircase

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Gwendoline Butler

Reading Level 8 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

What if you had a secret power that could both save and end lives? In a city filled with whispers of change and danger, a young woman with the gift to heal finds herself caught between hope and heartbreak. Could she be the key to a future no one expects?

Themes

GothicHistoricalFantasyComing of Age

Quick Assessment

Set in revolutionary St. Petersburg, this middle-grade gothic fiction follows a young Scottish girl who discovers she has the mysterious power to heal—and a daunting destiny linked to the tsar's family. Suitable for readers aged 9-12, the story explores themes of power, responsibility, and historical upheaval with some darker and suspenseful elements that may prompt thoughtful discussions.