Ivy + Bean Boxed Set
Annie Barrows
Ivy + Bean Boxed Set
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Books 7-9
by Annie Barrows
The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What if you had to be friends with someone who’s completely different from you? Bean is loud and wild, while Ivy is quiet and full of magical ideas. Can these two opposites become the best of friends, even when their parents keep pushing them together?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This boxed set continues the adventures of Ivy and Bean, two very different girls who become unlikely friends. Through humorous and imaginative stories, the series explores themes of friendship, problem-solving, and embracing differences. Suitable for ages 9-12, the books contain light mischief and mild peril appropriate for middle-grade readers.
Why we rated Ivy + Bean Boxed Set 12LE
Ivy + Bean Boxed Set is written at a Level 8 reading level across 428 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Ivy + Bean Boxed Set works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate Ivy + Bean Boxed Set as 12LE ("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, Ivy + Bean Boxed Set explores friendship, family, humor, adventure, and children's fiction — 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 friendship, family, humor.
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
12LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- 9781452117324
- Pages
- 428
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction