Camp Average

Name: Camp Average
Author: Craig Battle
ISBN: 9781771474054

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

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by Craig Battle

Camp Average

Reading Level 4-5 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

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. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

When Andre heads to rival Camp Killington, his best friend Mack surprises him by joining too, but their plan to stay under the radar is threatened by a mysterious bully. Back at Camp Average, Miles struggles to handle a mischievous new camper while trying to reunite his friends. With a high-stakes ball hockey match looming, friendships are tested and summer adventures heat up in unexpected ways.

Themes

Friendship Adventure Sports Coming of Age Humor

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, bullying. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Camp Average LE (Mild)

Camp Average is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 248 pages (approximately 46,099 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage Camp Average on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Camp Average runs about 5.1 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Camp Average 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.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Bullying.

Thematically, Camp Average explores friendship, adventure, sports, coming of age, and humor — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, sports.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LE · Mild · Emotional

Emotional

Mild ←

Physical

Mild

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

Reading 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.