Friendship Rules
Kimberly Davis-Peters
Friendship Rules
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Kimberly Davis-Peters
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you had a secret recipe to be the best friend ever? Imagine learning easy and fun rules that help you share, listen, and care in every friendship. But what happens when choosing the right friends becomes the biggest adventure of all?
Quick Assessment
This charming early reader introduces children ages 5-8 to the fundamentals of friendship and good character through simple, relatable rules. It encourages young readers to understand how to be kind friends and to make thoughtful choices about who they befriend. The content is age-appropriate with a positive message supportive of social-emotional learning.
Why we rated Friendship Rules 7LE
Friendship Rules is written at a Level 2 reading level across 36 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Friendship Rules works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Friendship Rules as 7LE ("Light — Emotional") 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, Friendship Rules explores friendship, family, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 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, family, coming of age.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7LE — Light — EmotionalNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" 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
- 9781955120098
- Pages
- 36
- Publisher
- Melebrate Publishing LLC
- Published
- 2022
- Type
- Fiction