Books by Jim Benton
10 books by Jim Benton have full reviews here; all 41 Jim Benton titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Jim Benton has 10 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 4–8 reading level. The typical Jim Benton book lands at Grade 6, with average content intensity 1.3/5.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Jim Benton book is right for a child. All of Jim Benton's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
The problem with here is that it's where I'm from, by Jamie Kelly
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The problem with here is that it's where I'm from, by Jamie Kelly
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Never Underestimate Your Dumbness (Dear Dumb Diary #7)
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Never Underestimate Your Dumbness (Dear Dumb Diary #7)
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It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8)
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It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8)
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Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers (Dear Dumb Diary #11)
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Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers (Dear Dumb Diary #11)
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What I don't know might hurt me
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What I don't know might hurt me
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You can bet on that
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You can bet on that
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Live each day to the dumbest
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Live each day to the dumbest
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Lunch Walks Among Us
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Lunch Walks Among Us
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The Fran That Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #4)
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The Fran That Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #4)
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The Fran with Four Brains (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #6)
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The Fran with Four Brains (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #6)
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- Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #2) Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Bad Hair Day Level 4-5 · Gentle 2 editions
- Dear Dumb Diary #2 Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Dear Dumb Diary Box Set #1-4 (Dear Dumb Diary #1-4) Level 3 · Gentle
- Dumbness Is a Dish Best Served Cold Level 6 · Gentle
- Frandidate Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Frantastic voyage Level 4-5 · Mild
- Frantastic Voyage (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #5) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Handbook Level 4-5 · Mild
- It's Me, Two. (Catwad #2) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Jop and Blip Wanna Know #1: Can You Hear A Penguin Fart on Mars? And Other Excellent Questions Level 3 · Gentle
- Let's Do a Thing! Level 4-5 · Gentle 2 editions
- Let's Pretend This Never Happened Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Lunch Walks Among Us (Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Night of the Living Things (Victor Shmud, Total Expert #2) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Our Dumb Diary Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Princesse Ou Grenouille? Level 4-5 · Mild
- Robot Kitties Level K-1 · Gentle 2 editions
- Spooky Science (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist) Level 3 · Gentle
- The Fran with Four Brains (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist) Level 4-5 · Gentle
- The handbook Level 4-5 · Mild
- The invisible Fran Level 4-5 · Gentle 2 editions
- The wrath of Pu Level 5 · Mild
- Where Did All the Dinos Go? Level K-1 · Gentle
- Where's My Fnurgle? Level 2 · Gentle
Questions about Jim Benton's books
- What reading level are Jim Benton's books?
- Jim Benton's reviewed books range from Grade 4–8, with the typical book at Grade 6. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Jim Benton's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- All 10 of Jim Benton's reviewed books are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 1.3/5.
- What age are Jim Benton's books appropriate for?
- Jim Benton's reviewed books target Ages 5-8 and Ages 9-12. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.