You don't know my name

Name: You don't know my name
Author: Kristen Orlando
ISBN: 9781250084118

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Kristen Orlando

Reading Level 4-5 ME · Moderate · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

The sharp click of a lock picks through the quiet night as Reagan Elizabeth Hillis slips into yet another new identity. Trained to be a spy and fighter, she’s always had to keep secrets, but when she falls for the boy next door, the walls start to close in. Can she choose between the thrilling life she was born for and the normal one she secretly craves?

Themes

Adventure Family Friendship Romance Coming of Age

Quick Assessment

Seventeen-year-old Reagan Hillis has been trained in combat and weapons since childhood and is expected to join a top-secret spy agency, but falling for the boy next door complicates her plans. The story includes action sequences with physical danger, realistic fight scenes, a high school romance that stays mostly non-explicit, and family pressure around identity and loyalty. It suits teen readers who enjoy spy thrillers, and parents may want to discuss the protagonist's habit of deception and pushing people away.

Why we rated You don't know my name ME (Moderate)

You don't know my name is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 291 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate You don't know my name as ME (Moderate, mostly 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.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Romantic Content.

Thematically, You don't know my name explores adventure, family, friendship, romance, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, family, friendship.

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

ME · Moderate · Emotional

Emotional

Moderate ←

Physical

Moderate

Social

Mild

Thematic

Mild

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

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