Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Hardy Boys 32: The Crisscross Shadow is 9th and 10th grade. Readers on Amazon consider it readable at 3 - 7 Grade Level.
A popular method used by schools to measure a student reader’s ability is Lexile level or a Lexile Measure. The Lexile Level of Hardy Boys 32: The Crisscross Shadow is 690L .
Readers of age 8 - 12 years will enjoy Hardy Boys 32: The Crisscross Shadow .
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 9 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
When a man selling leather goods door-to-door steals the key to their detective father’s file cabinet, Frank and Joe Hardy set out to track him down. An odd mark on a key case which the man sold to their mother leads the teenage sleuths to an Indian village, whose chiefs begs them to help him find valuable tribal possessions and the deed for his land. How Frank and Joe find the missing deed and Ramapan treasures, how they prevent the phony leather-goods salesman from carrying out a ruthless scheme and how they help their father solve the top-secret case he is working on for the U.S. government makes exciting reading for all fans of the Hardy boys. Read more