Bake Gyamon
Mitsuhisa Tamura
Bake Gyamon
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
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by Mitsuhisa Tamura
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Sanshiro is stuck in a wild game where monsters fight monsters, but his team? They're just tiny mud balls! Can he outsmart the fiercest players and face the very creator of the game? The adventure is bigger than anyone expected, and winning means a wish that could change everything!
Themes
Quick Assessment
Bake Gyamon follows Sanshiro, a boy transported to a fantastical alternate universe where he competes in a monster-battling game. The story explores themes of teamwork, courage, and adventure suitable for middle-grade readers aged 9-12. The book contains mild fantasy violence typical of competitive monster battles but remains appropriate for its target audience.
Why we rated Bake Gyamon 11LP
Bake Gyamon is written at a Level 6 reading level across 205 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Bake Gyamon works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Bake Gyamon as 11LP ("Light — Physical") 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, Bake Gyamon explores adventure, fantasy, and friendship — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, fantasy, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LP — Light — PhysicalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781421518824
- Pages
- 205
- Publisher
- VIZ Media - Children's
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Fiction