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Another day
David Levithan
The text is written at a 3rd 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
Love can surprise you in the most unexpected ways, changing everything you thought you knew. Imagine spending the perfect day with someone who forgets it by morning—what would you do if that day was all you had? This is the story of Rhiannon, who learns that love isn’t always what it seems, and that sometimes, the real magic is in how it changes you.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Rhiannon has learned to accept a distant, temperamental boyfriend and keeps strict rules to avoid upsetting him, until one perfect day with him leaves her confused and questioning their relationship. The story explores love, codependency, low mood, and a shifting sense of identity, with romance that is emotionally focused rather than explicit. Its emotional weight and questions about who we are make it best suited to older teens who can talk through the relationship dynamics with a parent.
Why we rated Another day ME (Moderate)
Another day is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 330 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 Another day 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, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Another day explores love, teenage girls, juvenile fiction, codependency, 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about love, teenage girls, juvenile fiction.
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 · 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
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780385756211
- Pages
- 330
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction