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Be a winner in football

Charles Ira Coombs

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Be a winner in football

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Charles Ira Coombs

Reading Level 4-5 9C Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.

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About This Book

Here’s a secret: becoming a football star isn’t just about running fast or throwing far. It’s about learning the little tricks and techniques that the pros use every day—but that’s only the beginning.

Themes

SportsFootballInstructional

Quick Assessment

This book introduces readers ages 9-12 to the fundamentals of football, covering rules, strategies, and skills to improve their game. It’s an accessible guide for young players interested in learning how to play football better. The content is suitable for middle-grade readers and contains no sensitive material.

Why we rated Be a winner in football 9C

Be a winner in football is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 127 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Be a winner in football works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Be a winner in football as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.

Thematically, Be a winner in football explores sports, football, and instructional — 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 sports, football, instructional.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9C — Clear
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Clear
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

2/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

127 pages
ISBN
0688201199
Pages
127
Publisher
William Morrow &Company
Published
1974
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Football