The bridge from me to you

Name: The bridge from me to you
Author: Lisa Schroeder
ISBN: 9780545646017

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Lisa Schroeder

Reading Level 3 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), 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 moving to a new town meant hiding a secret that could change everything? Imagine meeting a football star who dreams beyond the game, someone who might just understand you. Together, can they build a friendship strong enough to face their fears and believe in something real?

Themes

Man-woman relationshipsLoveSecretsFootballFriendship

Quick Assessment

Lauren, the new girl in town, is keeping a dark secret, while Colby, a football star, is wrestling with a problem and a dream of something more. Their story unfolds in alternating chapters of verse and prose as they grow close, fall apart, and find their way back to each other, with romantic feelings and themes of trust and honesty throughout. Parents may want to talk about the emotional weight of the secrets and how the characters handle them, though the romance itself is fairly light.

Why we rated The bridge from me to you LE (Mild)

The bridge from me to you is written at a Level 3 reading level across 327 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate The bridge from me to you 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 bridge from me to you explores man-woman relationships, love, secrets, football, and friendship — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about man-woman relationships, love, secrets.

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

Gentle

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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