The vanishings

The vanishings is written at a Level 5 reading level across 166 pages (approximately 27,461 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The vanishings works for readers up to grade 7.0.

Read aloud, The vanishings runs about 3.1 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate The vanishings as 10ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Fear & Anxiety, Religious Themes, Physical Danger.

Thematically, The vanishings explores adventure, friendship, faith, good and evil, and end of the world — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.