I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president

Name: I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president
Author: Josh Lieb
ISBN: 9781595142405

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Josh Lieb

Reading Level 4-5 C · Gentle 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 gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

What if the biggest goof in school was actually a mastermind with a sneaky plan? Oliver Watson looks like a lazy kid, but he's secretly a genius plotting to become class president. Can he keep his secret and win the race, or will his evil plans be uncovered?

Themes

GeniusIdentityPoliticsSchoolsFamily

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade novel follows twelve-year-old Oliver Watson, who hides his true genius behind a facade of laziness and aims to win seventh-grade class president. The story explores themes of identity, cleverness, and school politics with humor and lightheartedness. Suitable for ages 9-12, it contains no intense content and offers an engaging look at family life and self-discovery.

Why we rated I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president C (Gentle)

I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 302 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president 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, I'm a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president explores genius, identity, politics, schools, and family — 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 genius, identity, politics.

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: high

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