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Get over It

Nikki Carter

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Get over It

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Nikki Carter

Reading Level 6 11ME Ages 9-12 Matched

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?

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 — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Light
Social
Moderate
Thematic
Light

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Romantic Content Bullying
Data confidence: standard

Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

6/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
7
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

221 pages
ISBN
9780606274388
Pages
221
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published
2013
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

African AmericansSingersStudents