Keeping your kids Catholic
Bert Ghezzi
Keeping your kids Catholic
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
It May Seem Impossible But It Can Be Done
by Bert Ghezzi
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Faith can be a powerful adventure that shapes your whole life. Imagine discovering how to keep your beliefs strong through every challenge and change. This book shows why holding onto your Catholic roots matters more than ever.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical and pastoral advice for Catholic families aiming to nurture and sustain their children's faith from childhood through adolescence. It addresses challenges such as faith education at home and loving children who may question or leave the Church. Suitable for parents of children ages 9-12, it provides thoughtful guidance on fostering religious identity within the family context.
Why we rated Keeping your kids Catholic 11LE
Keeping your kids Catholic is written at a Level 6 reading level across 228 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Keeping your kids Catholic works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Keeping your kids Catholic as 11LE ("Light — Emotional") 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, Keeping your kids Catholic explores family, christian education, and religious life — 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 family, christian education, religious life.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
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.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0892836431
- Pages
- 228
- Publisher
- Redeemer Books
- Published
- 1989
- Type
- Nonfiction