Sabotage season
Alex Morgan
Sabotage season
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Alex Morgan
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Who could be trying to wreck Devin's soccer team just before the big playoffs? The team is working hard, but strange things keep happening that could ruin their chance at victory. Can they uncover the saboteur before it's too late?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction follows Devin and his soccer team as they face unexpected sabotage just before the playoffs. It explores themes of teamwork, friendship, and problem-solving, suitable for ages 9-12. The story contains mild suspense but no intense or graphic content, making it appropriate for this age group.
Why we rated Sabotage season 9LE
Sabotage season is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 169 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Sabotage season works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Sabotage season as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Sabotage season explores families, soccer stories, sabotage, and friendship — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about families, soccer stories, sabotage.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A 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
- 9781442485761
- Pages
- 169
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Fiction