Friendship Tags
Clare Ultimo
Friendship Tags
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Clare Ultimo
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
These tags aren’t just colorful accessories—they’re a way to shout what’s on your mind without saying a word! With messages like BF4EVER and DIVA, you can mix, match, and declare your own style loud and clear. Expressing yourself has never been this bold or fun, and it changes how friends connect!
Quick Assessment
Friendship Tags offers a creative and engaging way for tweens and teens to express their feelings and social identities through collectible, message-bearing tags. Suitable for ages 13-18, the book emphasizes self-expression and social interaction in a fun, lighthearted manner without involving mature or sensitive content. It encourages positive communication and friendship-building among young readers.
Why we rated Friendship Tags 7C
Friendship Tags is written at a Level 2 reading level across 48 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Friendship Tags works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Friendship Tags as 7C ("Clear") 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 Tags explores friendship, humor, 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, humor, coming of age.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780811838580
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Published
- August 5, 2004
- Type
- Fiction