Drama High

Name: Drama High
Author: L. Divine
ISBN: 9780758216373

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by L. Divine

Drama High

Reading Level 5-6 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), 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

Jayd Jackson navigates the ups and downs of high school life while enjoying a sweet romance with her boyfriend. But when her ex tries to come between them and her best friend stirs up trouble running for homecoming queen, Jayd must find a way to keep her friendships and love intact. Drama and excitement swirl around her as she learns what really matters.

Themes

Friendship RomanceSchool StoriesComing of Age

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 5-6 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include romantic content, bullying. Written for readers ages 13+.

Why we rated Drama High LE (Mild)

Drama High is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 208 pages (approximately 61,231 words). Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

Read aloud, Drama High runs about 6.8 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Drama High 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: Romantic Content, Bullying.

Thematically, Drama High explores friendship, romance, school stories, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, romance, school stories.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 13 more books in the Drama High series.

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

Gentle

Social

Mild

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.