Time Travelers
Joan Holub
Time Travelers
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Super Special
by Joan Holub
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel back in time and meet yourself? Athena and her friends accidentally zoom to ancient Rome instead of Greece, meeting their Roman twins! But with time slipping away, can they find their way back before Hebe's birthday party?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fantasy novel follows Athena and her friends as they use a spell to time travel, only to land in ancient Rome where they meet their Roman counterparts. The story explores themes of friendship, history, and teamwork, suitable for ages 9-12. There is mild peril related to their time-traveling adventure, but the content remains age-appropriate and engaging.
Why we rated Time Travelers 11LE
Time Travelers is written at a Level 6 reading level across 288 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Time Travelers works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Time Travelers as 11LE ("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, Time Travelers explores friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building, greek & roman mythology, and girls & women — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A 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
- 9781665917841
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2024
- Type
- Fiction