Making Choices on My Team
Diane Lindsey Reeves
Making Choices on My Team
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Diane Lindsey Reeves
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Making choices isn’t just for grown-ups—kids on a team make big decisions every day that change the game! When you see how every pass, call, and cheer shapes the team’s story, you realize why your choices truly matter.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader explores the everyday decision-making processes children encounter on sports teams, emphasizing teamwork and responsibility. With colorful photos and interactive activities, it encourages young readers aged 5-8 to think critically about their choices in a supportive, diverse environment.
Why we rated Making Choices on My Team 7C
Making Choices on My Team is written at a Level 2 reading level across 28 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Making Choices on My Team works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Making Choices on My Team as 7C ("Clear") 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, Making Choices on My Team explores decision making, sports, friendship, and teamwork — 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 decision making, sports, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
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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
- 9781534109872
- Pages
- 28
- Publisher
- Cherry Lake
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Fiction