Tremor Violet

David Lippincott

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Tremor Violet

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by David Lippincott

Reading Level 7 12ME Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 7th 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 ground shakes beneath your feet, buildings groan, and the city of Los Angeles is thrown into chaos. You dash through crumbling streets, searching for safety, but the world you knew is disappearing fast. What will you do when everything falls apart?

Quick Assessment

Tremor Violet is a middle-grade novel centered on a major earthquake hitting Los Angeles and the ensuing struggle for survival. Suitable for ages 9-12, it explores themes of disaster and resilience with some intense scenes of danger and social breakdown. Parents should be aware of the depiction of physical peril and the emotional challenges characters face in this dramatic survival story.

For Parents

Content Intensity

12ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Moderate
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

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

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

2/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
6
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

346 pages
ISBN
0399115196
Pages
346
Publisher
Putnam
Published
1975
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

SubjectsFiction in English