Sacking obesity
Tiger Greene
Sacking obesity
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Team Tiger Game Plan for Kids Who Want to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Win on and off the Playing Field
by Tiger Greene
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Tiger Greene used to be the biggest kid on the field, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a champion of change. He lost sixty pounds, transformed his life, and now leads a team of kids ready to tackle obesity together. What will it take for you to join the game and win your own health battle?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This inspiring middle-grade fiction book follows Tiger Greene’s journey from struggling with obesity and health issues to becoming a fitness role model for kids. It emphasizes practical diet and exercise changes, promoting healthy habits without shame. Appropriate for ages 9-12, it offers motivational stories and simple plans to encourage children to make positive lifestyle choices.
Why we rated Sacking obesity 11LE
Sacking obesity is written at a Level 6 reading level across 240 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Sacking obesity works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Sacking obesity as 11LE ("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, Sacking obesity explores health, physical fitness, obesity in children, friendship, and family — 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 health, physical fitness, obesity in children.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780062135759
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Published
- 2012
- Type
- Fiction