Vanishing
Gabrielle Lord
Vanishing
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
48 Hours
by Gabrielle Lord
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
When Jazz's best friend disappears without a trace, she teams up with her clever rival, Phoenix, to uncover the truth behind the mysterious vanishing. Together, they navigate secrets and danger, forming an unlikely alliance to find her friend before it's too late.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 5-6 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include fear & anxiety, mild peril. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated Vanishing 10ME
Vanishing is written at a Level 5-6 reading level (approximately 39,198 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.3 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Vanishing works for readers up to grade 7.3.
Read aloud, Vanishing runs about 4.4 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Vanishing as 10ME ("Moderate — 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 — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Fear & Anxiety, Mild Peril.
Thematically, Vanishing explores friendship, mystery, coming of age, and adventure — 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.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, mystery, coming of age.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the 48 Hours series.
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
10ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
5/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781610678650
- Publisher
- Kane Miller
- Published
- 2019
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 39,198
- Read-Aloud
- ~4h 21m