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Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4)

Kirk Scroggs

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Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Kirk Scroggs

Reading Level 4-5 9LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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.

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About This Book

Grampa turns into a were-yote after a mascot bite, but this isn’t your ordinary monster story. The Ladies Quilting League wants to end his spooky transformation, yet Hans Lotion has a plan that might just save the day. What will happen when soccer, monsters, and quilting collide?

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade fiction book follows a boy named Wiley as his grandfather transforms into a were-yote after an unusual injury. The story blends humor, mild horror, and adventure suitable for readers aged 9 to 12, with themes of family and problem-solving. While it includes supernatural elements like werewolves, the content is lighthearted and appropriate for its target age group.

Why we rated Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4) 9LE

Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 112 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4) works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4) as 9LE ("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, Super Soccer Freak Show (Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features, No. 4) explores friendship, family, humor, adventure, and fantasy world-building — 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.
  • Kids drawn to stories about friendship, family, humor.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

9LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

2/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

112 pages
ISBN
9780316059473
Pages
112
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Published
January 3, 2007
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Horror & Ghost StoriesWerewolvesSoccerHumorous StoriesBoysMenFamilyMultigenerationalSports & RecreationGrandparents