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Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams)

John F. Grabowski

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Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by John F. Grabowski

Great Sports Teams (Lucent)

Reading Level 7-8 C · Gentle Ages 13+ Sweet Spot

The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

Explore the rich history of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a baseball team with roots dating back to Brooklyn in the 1800s. Discover their journey to becoming one of the most accomplished teams in Major League Baseball, known for their numerous World Series appearances. This story highlights the passion and perseverance behind a legendary sports franchise.

Themes

Sports & RecreationHistoryCalifornia

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 7-8 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 Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams) C (Gentle)

Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams) is written at a Level 7-8 reading level across 112 pages (approximately 22,754 words). Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

Read aloud, Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams) runs about 2.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams) as C (Gentle) 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, Great Sports Teams - Los Angeles Dodgers (Great Sports Teams) explores sports & recreation, history, and california — 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.
  • ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
  • ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports & recreation, history, california.
  • ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 9 more books in the Great Sports Teams (Lucent) series.
  • ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

C · Gentle
Emotional
Gentle
Physical
Gentle
Social
Gentle
Thematic
Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

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

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

6/10

Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
6
Emotional Weight
2
Narrative Pace
5
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
8

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Details

Book Length

112 pages
22,754 words
2h 32m read-aloud
ISBN
1560069414
Pages
112
Publisher
Lucent Books
Published
August 22, 2002
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
22,754
Read-Aloud
~2h 32m
Text Density
Standard

Genres

Subjects

CaliforniaSports & RecreationSport, Travel and Leisure InterestsBaseballBaseball PlayersLos Angeles DodgersUnited States