Vanished!
Deborah Lerme Goodman
Vanished!
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Choose Your Own Adventure #60
by Deborah Lerme Goodman
The text is written at a 4th 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 boat rocks wildly as the sky darkens and the compass spins out of control. Waves crash over the deck, but there's no turning back now—your friend has vanished somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle. Can you solve the mystery before it's too late?
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction book takes readers on an interactive adventure through the enigmatic Bermuda Triangle, centered around the disappearance of a friend. Suitable for ages 9-12, it blends action and mystery while encouraging problem-solving and engagement. The story contains mild peril appropriate for this age group.
Why we rated Vanished! 9LP
Vanished! is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 116 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Vanished! works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Vanished! as 9LP ("Light — Physical") 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, Vanished! explores adventure, mystery, and interactive adventures — 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 adventure, mystery, interactive adventures.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LP — Light — PhysicalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- 9780553259414
- Pages
- 116
- Publisher
- Skylark
- Published
- 1987
- Type
- Fiction