What reading level is When Your Parents Split Up?

When Your Parents Split Up by Alys Swan-Jackson is at a Level 4-5 reading level. Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is When Your Parents Split Up appropriate for?

When Your Parents Split Up is recommended for Ages 9-12. Content intensity: "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags: Divorce & Family Change, Emotional: Loss & Grief, Emotional: Fear & Anxiety.

What genre is When Your Parents Split Up?

When Your Parents Split Up is fiction.

Does When Your Parents Split Up have any content warnings?

When Your Parents Split Up has a content intensity rating of "Moderate" (3/5). Content flags include: Divorce & Family Change, Emotional: Loss & Grief, Emotional: Fear & Anxiety. On HootRated, every book is rated for emotional, physical, and social content themes to help parents make informed choices.

When Your Parents Split Up

Alys Swan-Jackson

When Your Parents Split Up

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

How to Keep Yourself Together

by Alys Swan-Jackson

Illustrated by Andy Cooke

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Divorce isn’t just adult stuff — it changes everything for kids too, and this book says it out loud. Packed with honest advice and stories from teens who’ve lived it, it shows how you can face those big feelings head-on. Understanding your emotions isn’t just brave; it’s the first step to finding your new normal.

Themes

Family Coming of AgeEmotional HealthSocial Support

Quick Assessment

This nonfiction guide offers middle-grade readers clear, compassionate insights into the experience of parental divorce. Written by experts in divorce mediation and youth psychology, it provides practical coping strategies, reflective activities, and real teen perspectives to support emotional understanding during family changes. Suitable for ages 9-12, it addresses sensitive topics with care and includes resources for additional support.