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Golden State Warriors
Michael E. Goodman
Golden State Warriors
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Michael E. Goodman
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Explore the story of the Golden State Warriors, tracing their rise and challenges from their early days up to 1997. Discover the team's key moments, players, and the impact they've had on basketball history. Perfect for young sports fans eager to learn about one of the NBA's iconic teams.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 6-7 book with gentle content intensity. It's a Sweet Spot read — challenging text with gentle themes, ideal for advanced or 2e readers. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated Golden State Warriors 11C
Golden State Warriors is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 32 pages (approximately 4,387 words). Strong independent readers around grade 7.9 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Golden State Warriors works for readers up to grade 8.9.
Read aloud, Golden State Warriors takes about 29 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.
We rate Golden State Warriors 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, Golden State Warriors explores sports, history, basketball, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, history, basketball.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 12 more books in the NBA Today series.
- ✓ 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.
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
9/10High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant 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
- 0886828740
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Child's World
- Published
- 1998
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 4,387
- Read-Aloud
- ~29 min
- Text Density
- Light Text