Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6
David Warner
Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Kaboom Kid #6
by David Warner
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: Davey and the South-East Slammers are headed to the country for a big cricket match, but not everything is as it seems. The grumpy Mr. Mudge is coming along, and the school bully Mo Clouter has sneaked onto the cheerleading squad with a sneaky plan. But that’s only the beginning.
Quick Assessment
This early reader follows Davey and his cricket team on a road trip to face their rivals in the country, while navigating challenges from a school bully and an unpredictable adult chaperone. It’s suitable for children ages 5-8, with themes of teamwork, sportsmanship, and handling conflict in a lighthearted, age-appropriate way.
Why we rated Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6 8LE
Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6 is written at a Level 3 reading level across 79 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6 works for readers up to grade 5.0.
We rate Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6 as 8LE ("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, Home and Away : Kaboom Kid #6 explores sports, friendship, family, humor, and adventure — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, friendship, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
4/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781925310351
- Pages
- 79
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction