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A week of Mondays
Jessica Brody
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.
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About This Book
What if you had to live the worst day over and over again? Imagine waking up every Monday only to face the moment your crush breaks your heart—again and again. Could you change what happens before it’s too late?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Sixteen-year-old Ellie relives the same miserable Monday over and over while trying to keep her rocker boyfriend from breaking up with her. This supernatural teen romantic comedy includes a breakup, school and sports setbacks, and light romance with no graphic content. Its warm message about second chances and friendship suits teen readers who enjoy humor and time-loop stories.
Why we rated A week of Mondays LE (Mild)
A week of Mondays is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 454 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 A week of Mondays as LE (Mild, mostly emotional) 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.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, A week of Mondays explores paranormal fiction, friendship, juvenile fiction, supernatural, and romance — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about paranormal fiction, friendship, juvenile fiction.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
LE · Mild · EmotionalReading 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
Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780374382704
- Pages
- 454
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction