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Great Santa Race

Frank Lampard

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Great Santa Race

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Frank Lampard

Reading Level 4-5 9LP Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 4th 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

The crisp crunch of snow under cleats fills the chilly air, but where is the snow this Christmas? Frankie and his team are ready for a football game like no other, until a magical ball stirs up an unexpected chill. An evil penguin wants to trap winter forever, and now the race against time—and snow—is on!

Quick Assessment

Great Santa Race is a middle-grade fiction book that combines soccer and holiday magic. Suitable for ages 9-12, it features themes of teamwork, adventure, and problem-solving as Frankie and his friends face a magical challenge during Christmas. The story contains mild fantasy peril but is appropriate for its target age group without intense content.

Why we rated Great Santa Race 9LP

Great Santa Race is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 160 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Great Santa Race works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Great Santa Race as 9LP ("Light — Physical") 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, Great Santa Race explores friendship, adventure, sports, and fantasy world-building — 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.
  • Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, sports.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9LP — Light — Physical
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

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

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

160 pages
ISBN
9780349132099
Pages
160
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
2015
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

SoccerMagicSoccer Stories