Get over It
Nikki Carter
Get over It
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Nikki Carter
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Sunday's heart races as she juggles a secret flirtation with a famous video star while her ex-boyfriend lurks in the shadows. Suddenly, a campus scandal erupts, threatening to tear her world apart. Can she keep her dreams alive when everything starts to unravel?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade novel follows Sunday Tolliver, a talented singer-songwriter navigating the challenges of college life, relationships, and unexpected drama. Themes include friendship, ambition, and self-discovery, with some mature elements like romantic tension and social conflicts appropriate for ages 9-12. Parents should be aware of content involving flirtation and a campus hazing scandal.
Why we rated Get over It 11ME
Get over It is written at a Level 6 reading level across 221 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Get over It works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Get over It as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Romantic Content, Bullying.
Thematically, Get over It explores friendship, coming of age, family, music, and social justice — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers. Each of these themes is concrete enough to seed a real conversation, not just a moral lesson.
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.
- ✓ 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
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
6/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780606274388
- Pages
- 221
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing Corp.
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction