Boy Who Loved Baseball
C. P. Denney
Boy Who Loved Baseball
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Game
by C. P. Denney
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
This team isn’t just any baseball squad—they’re the underdogs who captured an entire town's heart! With rivals gunning for them and a big championship looming, every pitch and catch could change everything. Why does their story matter? Because sometimes, the greatest victories come from teamwork and heart, not just skill.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade sports fiction follows a group of 12-year-olds known as The Grays as they navigate the challenges of a local baseball championship. The story explores themes of teamwork, sportsmanship, and community support, making it suitable for readers ages 9-12. Parents should note the book contains mild competitive tension but no inappropriate content.
Why we rated Boy Who Loved Baseball 9LE
Boy Who Loved Baseball is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 126 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Boy Who Loved Baseball works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Boy Who Loved Baseball as 9LE ("Light — 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, Boy Who Loved Baseball explores sports, friendship, teamwork, and coming of age — 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, friendship, teamwork.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight 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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9798990563827
- Pages
- 126
- Publisher
- Family Time Press
- Published
- 2024
- Type
- Fiction