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Easy Pass

Eleanor Robins

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Easy Pass

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Eleanor Robins

Choices (Saddleback Publishing)

Reading Level 2-3 7LP Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

At Dawson High, Kaya struggles with history and faces a tough decision when she finds the next test left unattended. Balancing school, friendships, and personal values, she must choose the right path when temptation arises. This story explores the challenges of making moral choices in everyday teenage life.

Themes

Coming of AgeLife DecisionsSchoolFriendship

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 2-3 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, moral choices. Written for readers ages 13+.

Why we rated Easy Pass 7LP

Easy Pass is written at a Level 2-3 reading level across 56 pages (approximately 4,824 words). Strong independent readers around grade 3.8 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Easy Pass works for readers up to grade 4.8.

Read aloud, Easy Pass takes about 32 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate Easy Pass as 7LP ("Light — Physical") 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, Moral Choices.

Thematically, Easy Pass explores coming of age, life decisions, school, and friendship — 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.
  • Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
  • Kids drawn to stories about coming of age, life decisions, school.
  • Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 8 more books in the Choices (Saddleback Publishing) series.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

7LP — Light — Physical
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Content Flags

Mild Peril Moral Choices
Data confidence: standard

Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

6/10

Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.

Discussion Potential

2/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
2
Emotional Weight
4
Narrative Pace
7
Theme Richness
6
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

56 pages
4,824 words
32m read-aloud
ISBN
9781616515966
Pages
56
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc.
Published
2011
Type
Fiction
Word Count
4,824
Read-Aloud
~32 min
Text Density
Light Text

Genres