Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12)

Name: Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12)
Author: Tom B. Stone
ISBN: 0553484885

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

The Bellville Bears have transformed from the weakest soccer team into fierce rivals, threatening to crush the Graveyard School Tigers on the field. Tyson senses something eerie behind their sudden success and must uncover the mystery before his team faces total defeat. Can courage and teamwork save the day against this monstrous challenge?

Themes

Sports Friendship AdventureHorror & Ghost StoriesSchool

Quick Assessment

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

Why we rated Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) LP (Mild)

Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 114 pages (approximately 19,100 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) runs about 2.1 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) 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.

Thematically, Scream, Team! (Graveyard School No. 12) explores sports, friendship, adventure, horror & ghost stories, and school — 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 sports, friendship, adventure.
✓ 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

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

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.