The ex games
Jennifer Echols
The ex games
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jennifer Echols
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for older middle graders (ages 11+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Discover the fun and challenges of friendship and growing up as characters navigate tricky feelings and past relationships. Laughter and surprises await as new adventures unfold with each page. Perfect for readers ready to explore emotions and friendships in a lively story.
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 5-6 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include emotional: identity & self-discovery, emotional: friendship. Written for readers ages 11+.
Why we rated The ex games 10LN
The ex games is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 302 pages (approximately 58,197 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.3 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The ex games works for readers up to grade 7.3.
Read aloud, The ex games runs about 6.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate The ex games as 10LN ("Light — Neutral") 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: Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery, Emotional: Friendship.
Thematically, The ex games explores friendship, coming of age, and humor — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 11+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, coming of age, humor.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the Romantic Comedies series.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
10LN — Light — NeutralLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Content Flags
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
5/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781416978466
- Pages
- 302
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 58,197
- Read-Aloud
- ~6h 28m
- Text Density
- Standard