If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder
Edna B. Foa
If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
An Essential Resource for Parents
by Edna B. Foa
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: sometimes, worries feel like a storm inside your mind, making everyday things seem scary. But what if you had a way to calm the storm and find your peace? That’s just the start of discovering how brave you really are.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book provides clear, up-to-date information on anxiety disorders affecting children ages 9-12, including social anxiety, generalized anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. It offers helpful insights and treatment approaches designed for middle-grade readers, making it a valuable resource for families seeking to understand and support anxious children.
Why we rated If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder 11ME
If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder is written at a Level 6 reading level across 242 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder explores anxiety in children, anxiety treatment, mental health, and coming of age — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about anxiety in children, anxiety treatment, mental health.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0195181514
- Pages
- 242
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2006
- Type
- Fiction