Soccer Notebook
Douglas Schmitz
Soccer Notebook
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Soccer Notebook
by Douglas Schmitz
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 gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Here's a secret: this isn't just any notebook—it's your personal soccer playbook, ready to catch every goal, pass, and clever move you dream up. With colorful pages and handy metric conversion tables, it's your ultimate soccer sidekick—but that's only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This colorful soccer-themed notebook offers over 100 college-ruled pages for kids to write, draw, and plan their soccer strategies. Designed for grades 4-6, it includes metric conversion tables to support learning and practical use. It's a great tool for encouraging creativity and organization in young soccer enthusiasts.
Why we rated Soccer Notebook 9C
Soccer Notebook is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 110 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Soccer Notebook works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Soccer Notebook as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Soccer Notebook explores education, sports, and creativity — 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 education, sports, creativity.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9798988705635
- Pages
- 110
- Publisher
- RMH BOOKS
- Published
- 2023
- Type
- Fiction