Prince of pot

Name: Prince of pot
Author: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
ISBN: 9781554989447

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Reading Level 3-4 ME · Moderate · Emotional Ages 13+ Heads Up

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

Isaac’s best friend is a bear, and his parents grow something they have to keep secret. Life is anything but normal when you live surrounded by wild mountains and wild choices. But what happens when the girl you love belongs to the law you’re trying to hide from?

Themes

Family Coming of Age Romance Adventure Multicultural

Quick Assessment

This young adult novel follows Isaac, a high school senior caught between his family’s illegal marijuana operation and his dreams of an artistic future. It explores themes of family loyalty, young love, and the challenges of coming of age in a complicated environment. Suitable for teens 13 and older, the story includes mature themes around crime and risky relationships that may require parental guidance.

Why we rated Prince of pot ME (Moderate)

Prince of pot is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 210 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate Prince of pot as ME (Moderate, mostly emotional) because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.

Thematically, Prince of pot explores family, coming of age, romance, adventure, and multicultural — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers. Each of these themes is concrete enough to seed a real conversation, not just a moral lesson.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, coming of age, romance.

Maybe not for

! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.

For Parents

Content Intensity

ME · Moderate · Emotional

Emotional

Moderate ←

Physical

Mild

Social

Moderate

Thematic

Mild

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

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: high

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