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Jason Robert Brown

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Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical

by Jason Robert Brown

Reading Level 4-5 9ME Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 4th 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

Evan is about to turn thirteen, but his life is anything but ordinary. Caught between two worlds—his old home in New York City and a new life in the Midwest—he’s trying to figure out who he really is while dealing with his parents’ divorce. It’s a journey full of tough choices that will change everything.

Themes

FamilyComing of AgeInterpersonal RelationsDivorce

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade novel explores the challenges of family change through the eyes of Evan, a boy navigating his parents' divorce and adjusting to a new home away from New York City. It offers an honest look at identity and interpersonal relationships suitable for ages 9 to 12, with sensitive treatment of divorce and family dynamics.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Clear
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

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

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

4/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

124 pages
ISBN
9781557837776
Pages
124
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema
Published
2011
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

DivorceLibrettosInterpersonal RelationsMusicalsPeer PressureBar MitzvahSchoolsChildren's PlaysPlays