Kid President's guide to being awesome
Brad Montague
Kid President's guide to being awesome
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Brad Montague
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
What if being awesome was as easy as breathing? Imagine a world where every day feels like a celebration, and kindness is your superpower. Can you unlock the secret to making life a little more awesome for everyone around you?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome offers an uplifting and humorous collection of advice, interviews, and activities designed to inspire children ages 9-12 to embrace positivity and kindness. Through engaging lists and celebrity interviews, it encourages self-esteem and a joyful outlook on life. The content is age-appropriate with an emphasis on social-emotional learning and daily living skills.
Why we rated Kid President's guide to being awesome 11LE
Kid President's guide to being awesome is written at a Level 6 reading level across 238 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Kid President's guide to being awesome works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Kid President's guide to being awesome 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, Kid President's guide to being awesome explores self-esteem in children, conduct of life, health & daily living, friendship, and humor — 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 self-esteem in children, conduct of life, health & daily living.
- ✓ 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
2/10A 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
- 9780062358684
- Pages
- 238
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Nonfiction