Full Moon Fever

Name: Full Moon Fever
Author: Robert Lawrence Stine
ISBN: 0590685309

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Goosebumps Series 2000 #22

by Robert Lawrence Stine

Goosebumps Series 2000

Reading Level 3-4 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Matched Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Robbie and his sister discover a spooky surprise after munching on Mrs. Eakin's mysterious 'Beast' candy bars during Halloween. What begins as a fun night quickly turns into a wild adventure filled with unexpected twists. Will they manage to break the strange spell before it's too late?

Themes

Adventure FamilyHalloweenHumor

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3-4 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fantasy violence. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Full Moon Fever LP (Mild)

Full Moon Fever is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 121 pages (approximately 20,069 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 4 and up can manage Full Moon Fever on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Full Moon Fever runs about 2.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Full Moon Fever as LP (Mild, mostly 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, Fantasy Violence.

Thematically, Full Moon Fever explores adventure, family, halloween, and humor — 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 adventure, family, halloween.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 21 more books in the Goosebumps Series 2000 series.

Maybe not for

! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

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

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.