The last boy at St. Edith's

Name: The last boy at St. Edith's
Author: Lee Gjertsen Malone
ISBN: 9781481444354

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Lee Gjertsen Malone

Reading Level 4-5 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

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 mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

Jeremy Miner is the last boy standing in a sea of 475 girls at St. Edith's—and he’s not just sitting quietly! With a wild streak of pranks, he turns the school upside down, daring everyone to stop him. But what happens when his biggest joke might backfire in the most unexpected way?

Themes

FriendshipSchoolsPractical jokesJuvenile fiction

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade novel follows Jeremy Miner, the only boy at an all-girls school, as he navigates friendship and identity through a series of school pranks. Suitable for ages 9-12, the story explores themes of belonging and the consequences of actions in a humorous and accessible way. There is light mischief and school-based antics but no harmful content.

Why we rated The last boy at St. Edith's LE (Mild)

The last boy at St. Edith's is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 260 pages. Reading-wise, most kids in grade 6 and up can manage The last boy at St. Edith's on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

We rate The last boy at St. Edith's 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 last boy at St. Edith's explores friendship, schools, practical jokes, and juvenile fiction — 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 friendship, schools, practical jokes.

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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