Pro Soccer Upsets
Tom Carothers
Pro Soccer Upsets
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Tom Carothers
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
The crowd roars as the underdog team races down the field, the ball at their feet. The clock is ticking, the score is tied, and everything depends on this one shot—will they score the winning goal? The whistle blows, but what happens next will surprise everyone!
Quick Assessment
This early reader book introduces young children to the excitement of professional soccer through stories of surprising upsets and underdog victories. With engaging action photos and simple text, it encourages interest in sports and perseverance. Suitable for ages 5-8, it contains no intense content and is perfect for early soccer fans.
Why we rated Pro Soccer Upsets 7C
Pro Soccer Upsets is written at a Level 2 reading level across 32 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Pro Soccer Upsets works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Pro Soccer Upsets 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, Pro Soccer Upsets explores sports, adventure, and friendship — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, adventure, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- 9781541577138
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications TM
- Published
- 2020
- Type
- Fiction