Fenway fever

Name: Fenway fever
Author: John H. Ritter
ISBN: 9780399246654

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by John H. Ritter

Reading Level 4-5 C · Gentle Ages 11+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for older middle graders (ages 11+), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

When twelve-year-old Alfredo "Stats" Pagano teams up with Boston Red Sox pitcher Billee Orbitt, they face the challenge of lifting a mysterious curse haunting Fenway Park. Together, they uncover secrets and discover the power of friendship and determination on and off the baseball field.

Themes

Friendship Sports Mystery Family

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 11+.

Why we rated Fenway fever C (Gentle)

Fenway fever is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 230 pages (approximately 49,083 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage Fenway fever on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Fenway fever runs about 5.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Fenway fever as C (Gentle) because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.

Thematically, Fenway fever explores friendship, sports, mystery, and family — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 11+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, sports, mystery.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

C · Gentle

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Gentle

Social

Gentle

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

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: high

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