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Warleggan

Winston Graham

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Warleggan

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Novel of Cornwall, 1792-1793

by Winston Graham

Reading Level 8 12ME Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 8th 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

What would you do if everything you trusted suddenly changed? Demelza Poldark finds herself caught between loyalty and danger when she must team up with her husband's biggest enemy. Can she navigate this risky alliance without losing herself?

Themes

FamilyLoyaltyConflictHistorical Fiction

Quick Assessment

Warleggan follows Demelza Poldark as she faces a major upheaval that forces her into an uneasy alliance with her husband's adversary. Set in Cornwall, this middle-grade novel explores themes of loyalty, conflict, and resilience appropriate for readers aged 9-12. The story includes some emotional tension and complex relationships but is suitable for middle-grade readers.

Why we rated Warleggan 12ME

Warleggan is written at a Level 8 reading level across 758 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Warleggan works for readers up to grade 10.0.

We rate Warleggan as 12ME ("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, thematic difficulty — 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, Warleggan explores family, loyalty, conflict, and historical fiction — 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 family, loyalty, conflict.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

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

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

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

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
7
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
3
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

758 pages
ISBN
081616679X
Pages
758
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
Published
1979
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Poldark, RossLarge Type BooksCornwallRoss PoldarkEnglandPoldarkRoss

Places

Cornwall (England : County)