What she does next will astound you
James Goss
What she does next will astound you
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by James Goss
The text is written at a 6th 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 if a mysterious website dared you to do the wildest challenges ever? At Coal Hill School, dares become dangerous, and students start vanishing without a trace. Can April uncover the truth before it's too late, or will everything she knows be turned upside down?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Set in the Doctor Who universe, this middle-grade novel explores themes of peer pressure, online challenges, and mystery as students at Coal Hill School engage with a risky website. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains scenes of mild peril, including injuries and disappearances, making it appropriate for readers ready to handle suspense and some tension. Parents should note the story involves themes of social dynamics and risk-taking behaviors.
Why we rated What she does next will astound you 11ME
What she does next will astound you is written at a Level 6 reading level across 296 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, What she does next will astound you works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate What she does next will astound you as 11ME ("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.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, What she does next will astound you explores schools, missing persons, science & nature, mystery, and friendship — 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 schools, missing persons, science & nature.
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
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
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
- 9780062666239
- Pages
- 296
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Fiction