Slammed
Patrick Jones
Slammed
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Honda Civic
by Patrick Jones
The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
DeAndre grips the steering wheel, heart pounding as the race roars to life. His Honda Civic might be gone, but he’s not backing down—especially now that Ali, the guy who stole Nikki, is on the track. With danger closing in and no one playing fair, will DeAndre make it through the finish line?
Quick Assessment
This story follows DeAndre, a young boy drawn back into the risky world of street racing despite serious consequences. It touches on themes of trust, loyalty, and making tough choices, with some technical details about car tuning included. Suitable for early readers aged 5-8, it contains mild tension around racing and rivalry but no graphic content.
Why we rated Slammed 8LE
Slammed is written at a Level 3 reading level across 91 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Slammed works for readers up to grade 5.0.
We rate Slammed 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, Slammed explores friendship, family, sports, adventure, and multicultural — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, family, sports.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
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
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781467712453
- Pages
- 91
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction