Team Earth Takeover
Gina Bellisario
Team Earth Takeover
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Gina Bellisario
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
What if your school project to save the planet turned into a super-powered adventure? Ellie is ready to team up with her best friend Hannah to make Earth Day unforgettable, but when her super skills aren’t enough, she creates a copy of herself! Can the real Ellie stop Ellie #2 before the project spins out of control?
Quick Assessment
This middle-grade fiction book follows Ellie, a young superhero, as she navigates a team project for Earth Day that quickly becomes more than she bargained for. Suitable for ages 9-12, it blends themes of friendship, responsibility, and environmental awareness with a touch of fantasy. Parents should note the light fantasy elements involving superpowers and clones, presented in an age-appropriate and engaging way.
Why we rated Team Earth Takeover 9C
Team Earth Takeover is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 128 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Team Earth Takeover works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Team Earth Takeover 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, Team Earth Takeover explores friendship, family, adventure, fantasy world-building, and science & nature — 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 friendship, family, adventure.
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
- 9781496531476
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Published
- 2017
- Type
- Fiction