Westside Skate Club
Anthony T. Johnson
Westside Skate Club
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Anthony T. Johnson
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.
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About This Book
What if you discovered a secret skate club right in your own neighborhood? Imagine zooming through the streets with your new friends, mastering tricks, and standing up to challenges that test your courage. But when a rival gang threatens your turf, how far will you go to protect the Westside Skate Club?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Westside Skate Club is a middle-grade graphic novel that follows a group of young skaters as they navigate friendship, community, and rivalry. Suitable for ages 9 to 12, this book features themes of teamwork and self-confidence, with mild conflict that is appropriate for its audience. The story is engaging and visually driven, encouraging readers to explore social dynamics and personal growth.
Why we rated Westside Skate Club 10LE
Westside Skate Club is written at a Level 5 reading level. Strong independent readers around grade 6.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Westside Skate Club works for readers up to grade 7.0.
We rate Westside Skate Club as 10LE ("Light — 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, Westside Skate Club explores friendship, adventure, family, humor, and comics & graphic novels — 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, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
10LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
- ISBN
- 9781735084558
- Publisher
- Johnson, Anthony
- Published
- 2022
- Type
- Fiction