What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days)
Tony Abbott
What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
(Around the World in Eighty Days)
by Tony Abbott
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
What if you could jump straight into a book and live the adventure yourself? Devin and Frankie discover a magical way to travel through stories, but when a glitch sends them into Jules Verne’s classic race around the world, the clock starts ticking—and getting stuck inside the story might be their biggest challenge yet!
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade adventure follows two students who use a magical library device to enter books and experience stories firsthand. When they become trapped in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days, they must navigate exciting challenges to escape. Suitable for ages 9-12, this book encourages a love of reading and features light fantasy adventure with no intense content.
Why we rated What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days) 9LP
What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 109 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days) works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days) 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, What a Trip! : (Around the World in Eighty Days) explores adventure, fantasy world-building, friendship, coming of age, and travel — 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, fantasy world-building, friendship.
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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781480486898
- Pages
- 109
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Fiction