Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School)

Name: Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School)
Author: Tom B. Stone
ISBN: 0553485369

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Tom B. Stone

Graveyard School

Reading Level 4-5 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

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. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Alex is stuck at summer camp where everything feels all wrong — from silly songs to yucky meals. But when the spooky tales told around the campfire start happening for real, Alex must find a way to stop the scary events before he becomes the next victim. It's a wild, creepy adventure filled with chills and laughs.

Themes

Humor AdventureHorror & Ghost StoriesFriendship

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 4-5 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fantasy violence. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) LP (Mild)

Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 112 pages (approximately 20,000 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) runs about 2.2 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) as LP (Mild, mostly physical) 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.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence.

Thematically, Scream Around the Campfire (Graveyard School) explores humor, adventure, horror & ghost stories, 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about humor, adventure, horror & ghost stories.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 26 more books in the Graveyard School series.

Maybe not for

! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

Reading 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

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.