Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets
Scholastic
Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
All the Best Games - Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets
by Scholastic
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite video games so awesome? Imagine diving into a world filled with the coolest characters and the most surprising game secrets. What hidden facts will you discover next?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This engaging nonfiction book introduces children aged 9-12 to popular video games and gaming culture, featuring fun facts and secrets about a wide variety of games, including the popular 'Toys to Life' genre. It's appropriate for middle-grade readers, with content focused on entertainment and gaming trivia. Parents can expect a light, informative read that encourages curiosity about video games without any mature themes.
Why we rated Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets 11C
Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets is written at a Level 6 reading level across 224 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets as 11C ("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, Game On! 2017: All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets explores games & activities, video & electronic games, reference, and juvenile nonfiction — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about games & activities, video & electronic games, reference.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo 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
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781338032727
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Scholastic Incorporated
- Published
- Aug 30, 2016
- Type
- Nonfiction