Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back
Matt Brown
Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Matt Brown
The text is written at a 7th 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
The sharp, tangy smell of a squished sandwich fills the air, twisting time itself with every bite. Suddenly, Compton Valance feels the dizzy whirl of moments folding and unfolding—because his secret time-traveling snack is gone! With his mischievous brother causing chaos across history, can Compton and his clumsy friend Bryan fix the mess before everything unravels?
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction follows Compton Valance, a boy who can travel through time using a peculiar sandwich. When his brother steals this powerful snack and disrupts history, Compton and his friend must race to set things right. Suitable for ages 9-12, the book blends humor and adventure with imaginative time travel, featuring mild peril and light fantasy violence.
Why we rated Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back 12LE
Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back is written at a Level 7 reading level across 320 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Time-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back as 12LE ("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-Travelling Sandwich Bites Back explores adventure, friendship, and fantasy world-building — 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 adventure, friendship, fantasy world-building.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12LE — 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
- 9781409567783
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Compton Valance
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction