Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics

Name: Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics
Author: Matt Chandler
ISBN: 9781496687319

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Matt Chandler

Sports Illustrated Kids (Capstone); Capstone Captivate; Sports Illustrated Kids Crunch Time

Reading Level 4-5 C · Gentle Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

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 gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

Experience the thrill of football's most unforgettable last-minute plays, where heroes rise and legends are born. Discover incredible Hail Mary passes and daring touchdown runs that change the game in the final seconds. Get ready to cheer for the players who turn pressure into glory!

Themes

Sports Adventure Friendship

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics C (Gentle)

Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 49 pages (approximately 3,891 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics takes about 26 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics 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, Football's Greatest Hail Mary Passes and Other Crunch-Time Heroics explores sports, adventure, and friendship — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, adventure, friendship.
✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

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: standard

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