Skateboard Kids
Alison Lohans
Skateboard Kids
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Alison Lohans
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What would you do if your brand-new skateboard vanished just days before the big contest? Justin, Luke, and Tracy have trained hard for the Canada Day Slick Wheels competition, but now their dreams are on the line. Can they track down the missing board before it’s too late?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This fiction book follows Justin and his friends as they prepare for a skateboard contest, facing challenges like a stolen skateboard. Suitable for middle-grade readers around ages 9 to 12, it explores friendship, perseverance, and sportsmanship. Parents should note the story includes mild tension centered on the theft but remains age-appropriate and positive.
Why we rated Skateboard Kids 8LE
Skateboard Kids is written at a Level 3 reading level across 78 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Skateboard Kids works for readers up to grade 5.0.
We rate Skateboard Kids as 8LE ("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, Skateboard Kids explores friendship, sports & recreation, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, sports & recreation, coming of age.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8LE — 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
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781896184647
- Pages
- 78
- Publisher
- Roussan Pub Incorporated
- Published
- October 1, 1999
- Type
- Fiction