The boy who knew everything

Name: The boy who knew everything
Author: Victoria Forester
ISBN: 9780312626006

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Victoria Forester

Reading Level 5-6 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th 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, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

What if you knew everything? Conrad Harrington III is a genius with a prophecy hanging over his head, and Piper McCloud can fly like no one else. Together, they might change the world—but can they survive the challenges that lie ahead?

Themes

GeniusFriendship Adventure Science & Nature Fantasy World-Building

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade science fiction novel follows Conrad, a highly intelligent boy, and Piper, a girl with the ability to fly, as they navigate a prophecy that could alter the fate of the world. Suitable for readers aged 9-12, the story explores themes of friendship, courage, and self-discovery without intense or graphic content.

Why we rated The boy who knew everything LE (Mild)

The boy who knew everything is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 406 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage The boy who knew everything on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate The boy who knew everything as LE (Mild, mostly 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, The boy who knew everything explores genius, friendship, adventure, science & nature, 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 genius, friendship, adventure.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LE · Mild · Emotional

Emotional

Mild ←

Physical

Mild

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Mild

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.

Data confidence: high

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