Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series)
Bill Gillham
Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Bill Gillham
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 intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
What happens when a child's home, the place that's supposed to be safe, feels scary instead? Sometimes, kids face hurt that isn’t easy to see or fix. How can we understand and stop these hidden troubles?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book provides an in-depth look at the issue of child physical abuse, exploring its causes and the challenges in preventing it despite decades of efforts. Aimed at middle-grade readers, it sensitively addresses a difficult topic to foster awareness and understanding. Parents should be aware that the content deals with serious and potentially distressing themes related to family and child welfare.
Why we rated Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series) 9IE
Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 128 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series) works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series) as 9IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Child Abuse.
Thematically, Child Physical Abuse (The Facts About Series) explores family, self-help, and social justice — 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.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, self-help, social justice.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 9-12 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9IE — Intense — EmotionalHeavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0304326658
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Published
- October 1993
- Type
- Nonfiction