Just Disgusting

Name: Just Disgusting
Author: Andy Griffiths
ISBN: 043954954X

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Just!

Reading Level 3-4 C · Gentle Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd 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

Get ready for a hilarious adventure filled with burps, slimy slugs, and all things gooey and gross. Andy Griffiths takes you on a wild ride through the yucky and the weird in the most entertaining way imaginable. Perfect for kids who love silly, messy fun!

Themes

Humor Adventure Friendship

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3-4 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Just Disgusting C (Gentle)

Just Disgusting is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 176 pages (approximately 20,134 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Just Disgusting on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Just Disgusting runs about 2.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Just Disgusting 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, Just Disgusting explores humor, adventure, and friendship — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about humor, adventure, friendship.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 4 more books in the Just! series.

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: standard

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