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Warriors Super Edition
Erin Hunter
Warriors Super Edition
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Riverstar's Home
by Erin Hunter
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
When a storm carries Ripple away from his familiar park, he chooses a life of peace on a remote island. As other cats gather, Ripple becomes the leader of a new community, but when danger threatens from his past, he must decide where his true loyalty lies. This exciting tale reveals the beginnings of RiverClan and the courage it takes to protect a new family.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 4-5 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fantasy violence. Written for readers ages 9-12.
Why we rated Warriors Super Edition 9LP
Warriors Super Edition is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 528 pages (approximately 125,506 words). Strong independent readers around grade 5.8 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Warriors Super Edition works for readers up to grade 6.8.
Read aloud, Warriors Super Edition runs about 14 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Warriors Super Edition 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.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence.
Thematically, Warriors Super Edition explores adventure, friendship, family, and fantasy world-building — 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.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, friendship, family.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 13 more books in the Warriors: Super Edition series.
Maybe not for
- ! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LP — Light — PhysicalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Content Flags
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
6/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780063050518
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 2023
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 125,506
- Read-Aloud
- ~13h 57m
- Text Density
- Standard