Those Giants
Mike Cooper
Those Giants
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Mike Cooper
The text is written at a 4th 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
The icy wind howls through the city streets, mixing with the crackle of unseen fires lurking beneath Marshton. Suddenly, Erika’s hands tingle as she opens a mysterious box, and her reflection shifts into someone else entirely. What happens next could change everything about the world she thought she knew.
Quick Assessment
Those Giants follows Erika, a girl from the ninth century who finds herself in the modern city of Marshton, caught in a dangerous battle involving Norse gods, giants, and magical objects. This middle-grade fantasy explores themes of friendship, truth, and identity, blending historical elements with a contemporary setting. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains mild suspense and fantasy peril but remains appropriate for young readers.
Why we rated Those Giants 9ME
Those Giants is written at a Level 4-5 reading level. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Those Giants works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Those Giants as 9ME ("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, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Those Giants explores friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building, coming of age, and mystery — 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 friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
- ISBN
- 9781922912916
- Publisher
- Moshpit Publishing
- Published
- 2023
- Type
- Fiction