The Blob That Ate Everyone

Name: The Blob That Ate Everyone
Author: Robert Lawrence Stine
ISBN: 0590568922

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Goosebumps #55

by Robert Lawrence Stine

Goosebumps

Reading Level 3 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Matched Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Zackie dreams of becoming a famous horror author, and when he discovers a mysterious typewriter in a ruined antique shop, he can’t resist bringing it home. As he types out spooky tales, the frightening stories begin to come alive in his world, causing unexpected chaos.

Themes

Adventure Fantasy World-Building Coming of Age Friendship

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril, fantasy violence. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated The Blob That Ate Everyone LP (Mild)

The Blob That Ate Everyone is written at a Level 3 reading level across 144 pages (approximately 17,395 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 4 and up can manage The Blob That Ate Everyone on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, The Blob That Ate Everyone runs about 1.9 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate The Blob That Ate Everyone as LP (Mild, mostly physical) 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.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence.

Thematically, The Blob That Ate Everyone explores adventure, fantasy world-building, coming of age, and friendship — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, fantasy world-building, coming of age.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 78 more books in the Goosebumps series.

Maybe not for

! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.