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Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books)
Jeff Savage
Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jeff Savage
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
Discover the inspiring journey of Rebecca Lobo, a trailblazing basketball star who helped shape the WNBA and earned a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Follow her rise from a young athlete to a celebrated sports icon, breaking barriers and making history on the court. Perfect for fans of basketball and true stories about determination and success.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 6-7 book with gentle content intensity. It's a Sweet Spot read — challenging text with gentle themes, ideal for advanced or 2e readers. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.
Why we rated Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) 11C
Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 64 pages (approximately 10,922 words). Strong independent readers around grade 7.4 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) works for readers up to grade 8.4.
Read aloud, Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) runs about 1.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) as 11C ("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, Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) explores biography & autobiography, sports & recreation, basketball players, coming of age, and achievement — 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.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about biography & autobiography, sports & recreation, basketball players.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 63 more books in the Sports Great series.
- ✓ 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.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
6/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0766014665
- Pages
- 64
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishers
- Published
- August 2001
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 10,922
- Read-Aloud
- ~1h 13m
- Text Density
- Standard