Get Over
Walter Dean Myers
Get Over
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Walter Dean Myers
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here's a secret: a big robbery is about to happen right in Harlem, and Steve Harmon is caught right in the middle. Everyone around him is trying to prove who's the toughest, but Steve is stuck wondering what the right choice really is. What will he do next? But that's only the beginning.
Quick Assessment
This short story by Walter Dean Myers is a prequel to his award-winning novel Monster, designed for early readers aged 5-8. It explores themes of right and wrong through the eyes of a young boy involved in a tense situation with robbers, providing an accessible way to discuss moral choices. Suitable for children, it contains mild tension but no graphic content.
Why we rated Get Over 7LE
Get Over is written at a Level 2 reading level across 34 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Get Over works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Get Over as 7LE ("Light — Emotional") 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.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Get Over explores friendship, coming of age, family, adventure, and social justice — 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.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, coming of age, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780062269096
- Pages
- 34
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction