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Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams)
John F. Grabowski
Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by John F. Grabowski
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.
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About This Book
Explore the legacy of the Detroit Red Wings, a team celebrated for its unmatched ten Stanley Cup victories and legendary players like Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuk, and Ted Lindsay. Dive into the history and achievements that make this team a cornerstone of American hockey greatness. Perfect for young sports enthusiasts eager to learn about iconic athletes and thrilling game moments.
Themes
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 - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) 12C
Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) is written at a Level 7-8 reading level across 96 pages (approximately 22,134 words). Strong independent readers around grade 8.8 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) works for readers up to grade 9.8.
Read aloud, Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) runs about 2.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) as 12C ("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, Great Sports Teams - The Detroit Red Wings (Great Sports Teams) explores sports & recreation, hockey, historical, and biography — 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, hockey, historical.
- ✓ 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 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
12C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
6/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 1590182693
- Pages
- 96
- Publisher
- Lucent Books
- Published
- April 9, 2003
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 22,134
- Read-Aloud
- ~2h 28m
- Text Density
- Standard