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Lost in love
Susane Colasanti
Lost in love
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Susane Colasanti
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
The smell of city streets and the buzz of summer fill the air as three friends share a big apartment in Manhattan. Each day brings new secrets, surprises, and feelings that twist like a rollercoaster in their hearts. Will their summer together change everything they thought they knew about love and friendship?
Quick Assessment
Lost in Love follows three girls sharing an apartment in New York City the summer before college, exploring themes of friendship, young love, and self-discovery. The story depicts typical adolescent experiences such as first love and heartbreak with emotional depth, suitable for early readers around ages 7-9. Parents should note the book includes relationship dynamics and some emotional complexity but is appropriate for its target audience.
Why we rated Lost in love 8LE
Lost in love is written at a Level 3-4 reading level with a Lexile measure of 630L across 340 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Lost in love works for readers up to grade 5.5.
We rate Lost in love as 8LE ("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, Lost in love explores friendship, coming of age, romance, and family — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, coming of age, romance.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780062307736
- Pages
- 340
- Publisher
- Katherine Tegen Books
- Published
- 2016
- Type
- Fiction
- Lexile
- 630L