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This adventure ends

Emma Mills

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This adventure ends

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Emma Mills

Reading Level 3-4 8LE Ages 5-8 Matched

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 mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

What if moving to a new town meant starting over with no friends? Imagine stepping into a brand-new school where everything feels strange and a little scary. Can a chance meeting change everything and open the door to friendship and maybe even something more?

Themes

FamiliesFriendshipComing of AgeSocial Customs

Quick Assessment

This contemporary novel follows a young girl navigating the challenges of moving to a new town and starting at a new school. It explores themes of friendship, family, and early experiences with dating in a way that's appropriate for early elementary readers aged 5-8. Parents should note the gentle treatment of social themes suitable for this age group.

Why we rated This adventure ends 8LE

This adventure ends is written at a Level 3-4 reading level with a Lexile measure of 630L across 308 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, This adventure ends works for readers up to grade 5.5.

We rate This adventure ends as 8LE ("Light — Emotional") 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, This adventure ends explores families, friendship, coming of age, and social customs — 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.
  • Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
  • Kids drawn to stories about families, friendship, coming of age.

Maybe not for

  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

8LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Clear
Social
Light
Thematic
Clear

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: high

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

2/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
3
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
3
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

308 pages
ISBN
9781627799355
Pages
308
Publisher
Macmillan
Published
2016
Type
Fiction
Lexile
630L

Genres

Subjects

FamiliesHigh SchoolsDatingHousehold MovingSchoolsFriendshipMovingHouseholdFlorida

Places

Florida