Choices Witch Make Us
Angela Rae
Choices Witch Make Us
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Angela Rae
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
What if you could read everyone's thoughts except the one person you like most? Dru's senior year is filled with tough choices — from figuring out her future to deciding about the Homecoming Dance. But when her shy crush, Zander, finally asks her out, will her past secrets keep her from saying yes?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction follows Dru, a high school senior with a unique ability to read minds — except for one person. The story explores themes of self-discovery, social challenges, and the complexities of teenage relationships. Appropriate for ages 9-12, it contains mild emotional content related to high school pressures and personal choices.
Why we rated Choices Witch Make Us 9LE
Choices Witch Make Us is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 115 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Choices Witch Make Us works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Choices Witch Make Us 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, Choices Witch Make Us explores coming of age, friendship, family, school life, and romance — 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 coming of age, friendship, family.
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
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781435742871
- Pages
- 115
- Publisher
- Lulu.com
- Published
- 2008
- Type
- Fiction