Giant days
Non Pratt
Giant days
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Non Pratt
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered what college life is really like? Imagine three very different girls—Daisy, Susan, and Esther—starting their first year together, facing secret clubs and mysterious happenings. What will happen when Daisy dives too deep into a strange society on campus?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Giant Days is a humorous and heartfelt middle-grade novel about three first-year university students navigating friendship, college life, and mysterious secret societies. Suitable for ages 9-12, it explores themes of camaraderie and self-discovery with light suspense and mild peril. Parents should note the presence of secret society intrigue and some moments of tension, but overall it is an engaging, age-appropriate story.
Why we rated Giant days 11LE
Giant days is written at a Level 6 reading level across 283 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Giant days works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Giant days as 11LE ("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, Giant days explores friendship, college stories, secret societies, juvenile fiction, and best friends — 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 friendship, college stories, secret societies.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" 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
- 9781419731266
- Pages
- 283
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Fiction