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What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon

Henry Clark

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What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Henry Clark

Reading Level 5-6 10LP Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th 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

Twelve-year-old Cal and his friends stumble upon a quirky book of magic spells that only work for a few minutes each day. When they find themselves whisked away to a fading magical realm, they must unlock the secrets of these odd spells to rescue the world's last dragon and themselves. Packed with friendship, humor, and a dragon-shaped maze, this adventure is as enchanting as it is unexpected.

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 5-6 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon 10LP

What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 352 pages (approximately 71,316 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.2 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon works for readers up to grade 7.2.

Read aloud, What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon runs about 7.9 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon as 10LP ("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.

Thematically, What We Found in the Corn Maze and How It Saved a Dragon explores friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building, and humor — 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 friendship, adventure, fantasy world-building.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

10LP — Light — Physical
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Content Flags

Mild Peril
Data confidence: standard

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

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

4/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
4
Narrative Pace
5
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
8

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Details

Book Length

352 pages
71,316 words
7h 55m read-aloud
ISBN
9780316492317
Pages
352
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
2020
Type
Fiction
Word Count
71,316
Read-Aloud
~7h 55m
Text Density
Standard

Genres