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Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books)
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. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.
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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) C (Gentle)
Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 64 pages (approximately 10,922 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage Rebecca Lobo (Sports Great Books) on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.
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 C (Gentle) 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 looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
C · GentleReading 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
No 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