What reading level is With lots of love from Georgia?

With lots of love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry is at a Level 4-5 reading level (Lexile 720L). Recommended for Middle Grades readers (Ages 9-12).

What age is With lots of love from Georgia appropriate for?

With lots of love from Georgia is recommended for Ages 9-12. HootRating: 9LE (Light — Emotional).

What genre is With lots of love from Georgia?

With lots of love from Georgia is fiction — Juvenile Fiction.

Does With lots of love from Georgia have any content warnings?

With lots of love from Georgia has a HootRating of 9LE (Light — Emotional). No specific content flags noted. On HootRated, every book is rated across four dimensions — emotional, physical, social, and thematic — to help parents make informed choices.

How many pages is With lots of love from Georgia?

With lots of love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry is 202 pages.

Reviewed by HootRated editorial · Last updated July 16, 2026

With lots of love from Georgia

Brigid Lowry

With lots of love from Georgia

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Brigid Lowry

Reading Level 4-5 9LE 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.

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About This Book

What if your biggest dream depends on earning money, but every job you try turns into a wild disaster? Georgia just has to get to the Natural Affinity concert to see her favorite singer, Jakob, but babysitting messes up, interviews go sideways, and even the bakery ends in a bread fight. Can she find a way through the chaos before the music starts?

Themes

Overweight PersonsSummer EmploymentFriendship Family Coming of Age

Quick Assessment

This middle-grade novel follows Georgia, a relatable girl facing typical tween challenges like struggling with her weight, school performance, and friendships while trying to earn money for a concert. The story includes light comedic mishaps at various summer jobs and explores themes of self-acceptance and perseverance. Suitable for ages 9-12, it offers a heartfelt and quirky look at growing up without intense content.

Why we rated With lots of love from Georgia 9LE

With lots of love from Georgia is written at a Level 4-5 reading level with a Lexile measure of 720L across 202 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, With lots of love from Georgia works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate With lots of love from Georgia as 9LE ("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, With lots of love from Georgia explores overweight persons, summer employment, friendship, family, and coming of age — 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.
✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about overweight persons, summer employment, friendship.