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Super Fly
Todd H. Doodler
Super Fly
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Todd H. Doodler
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Meet Eugene Flystein, the tiniest superhero with the biggest heart, who zooms through the skies to protect his world from danger. Alongside his loyal partner, Fantastic Flea, he faces off against the mischievous Crazy Cockroach and a swarm of tricky foes in an exciting showdown. Filled with action and fun, this story buzzes with adventure and courage!
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 5 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include bullying, gaslighting, stalking. Written for readers ages 5-8.
Why we rated Super Fly 10ME
Super Fly is written at a Level 5 reading level across 115 pages (approximately 9,527 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Super Fly works for readers up to grade 7.0.
Read aloud, Super Fly runs about 1.1 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Super Fly as 10ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Bullying, Gaslighting, Stalking, Addiction, Drug Use, Torture, Cheating, Kidnapping, Homophobic Slurs.
Thematically, Super Fly explores humor, adventure, friendship, good vs. evil, and insects — 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.
- ✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about humor, adventure, friendship.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 2 more books in the Super Fly series.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
10ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
8/10High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant 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
- 9781619633797
- Pages
- 115
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 9,527
- Read-Aloud
- ~1h 4m
- Text Density
- Light Text