Do You Know Me?
Libby Scott
Do You Know Me?
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Libby Scott
The text is written at a 7th 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
Tally is about to face her biggest challenge yet: a week-long school trip without her best friend by her side. Surrounded by strangers who don’t want her there, she has to find courage she never knew she had. Can she turn a tough situation into a new kind of friendship? It might change everything.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade novel follows Tally, an autistic girl navigating the challenges of a week-long school trip away from home and her usual support network. The story sensitively portrays themes of friendship, bullying, and self-acceptance, using a mix of prose and diary entries to provide an authentic voice. Suitable for ages 9-12, it offers a heartfelt look at social dynamics and personal growth with no intense content.
Why we rated Do You Know Me? 12ME
Do You Know Me? is written at a Level 7 reading level across 320 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Do You Know Me? works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Do You Know Me? as 12ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Do You Know Me? explores friendship, bullying, disability representation, coming of age, and social themes — 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 friendship, bullying, disability representation.
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
12ME — Moderate — 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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781338656169
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- 2021
- Type
- Fiction