Tracked

Name: Tracked
Author: Jenny Martin
ISBN: 9780803740129

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Jenny Martin

Reading Level 4-5 ME · Moderate · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

What if the fastest racer on a planet ruled by greedy corporations decides to fight back? Phee Van Zant races through the dangerous streets of Castra, where every turn could mean freedom or capture. But can one orphan change the fate of an entire world?

Themes

Science & Nature AdventureResistance to GovernmentOrphansSports

Quick Assessment

Phee Van Zant, an orphaned teen on the corporate-controlled planet Castra, is forced from street racing onto a powerful company's rally team and soon into a growing revolution. Expect high-speed racing danger, blackmail, grief over a missing parent, and a light romance that stays low-key. The action and political intrigue suit readers who enjoy fast-paced stories, and the conclusion leaves the larger fight open.

Why we rated Tracked ME (Moderate)

Tracked is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 389 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate Tracked as ME (Moderate, mostly 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.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.

Thematically, Tracked explores science & nature, adventure, resistance to government, orphans, and sports — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about science & nature, adventure, resistance to government.

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

ME · Moderate · Emotional

Emotional

Moderate ←

Physical

Moderate

Social

Moderate

Thematic

Mild

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: high

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