Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The
Gordon Korman
Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Gordon Korman
The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Imagine your new exchange student is the absolute opposite of cool—he eats paper, talks to dogs, and can't stop picking his nose! But what if that gross habit is actually the secret to saving an entire planet? Get ready for wild adventures that blast from ancient Egypt to the Statue of Liberty, where being different might just be the universe's greatest superpower.
Quick Assessment
This collection features four humorous middle-grade books about Devin, whose exchange student Stan turns out to be an alien with a unique—and admittedly gross—way of accessing his technology. The stories blend science fiction and fantasy with lighthearted adventures that emphasize friendship, acceptance, and creativity. Appropriate for ages 9-12, the book contains silly, quirky humor centered around nose picking, which may amuse or gross out some readers but poses no serious content concerns.
Why we rated Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The 12C
Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The is written at a Level 8 reading level across 592 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The as 12C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Ultimate Nose Pickers Collection, The explores friendship, adventure, humor, 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 friendship, adventure, humor.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780786837403
- Pages
- 592
- Publisher
- Hyperion Books for Children
- Published
- March 28, 2006
- Type
- Fiction