SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team)
Dean Hughes
SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Dean Hughes
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 gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What does it take to be a superstar on the baseball field? The Angel Park Dodgers are back for their second season, juggling batting averages and team spirit. But when Jonathan Swingle, the new superstar with a big ego, joins the team, everything starts to change—can they play together or will the bragging spoil the game?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader follows the Angel Park Dodgers Little League team during their second baseball season, introducing concepts like batting averages and RBIs in an accessible way for young readers. The story explores teamwork, competition, and the challenges of handling a boastful new teammate, making it suitable for children ages 5-8. There is no intense content, and the book encourages social skills and sportsmanship.
Why we rated SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team) 8C
SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team) is written at a Level 3 reading level across 96 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team) works for readers up to grade 5.0.
We rate SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team) as 8C ("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, SUPERSTAR TEAM #9 (Superstar Team) explores sports, friendship, teamwork, competition, and children's fiction — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, friendship, teamwork.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8C — 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
- 9780679915362
- Pages
- 96
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- April 23, 1991
- Type
- Fiction