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Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology)

Michael Berkley

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Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Your Personal Numbers at Work, with Family, and in Relationships

by Michael Berkley

Reading Level 4-5 9C 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 gentle with no concerning themes.

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About This Book

Here's a secret: your name and birthday hold hidden patterns that can reveal your biggest strengths and challenges. Imagine uncovering mysteries about yourself and others using just a few simple numbers—but that's only the beginning.

Themes

Self-DiscoveryPersonal GrowthPsychologyNumerologyEducation

Quick Assessment

This book introduces children to a creative approach combining numerology and psychology to explore behavior patterns through names and birthdays. Suitable for ages 9-12, it offers simple exercises to help kids and adults understand personal strengths and challenges. The content is gentle and focused on self-awareness, with no intense or mature themes.

Why we rated Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology) 9C

Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 117 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology) works for readers up to grade 6.5.

We rate Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology) as 9C ("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, Your Name, Your Birthday, & Numbers (Numerology) explores self-discovery, personal growth, psychology, numerology, and education — 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 self-discovery, personal growth, psychology.

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.
  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

9C — Clear
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Clear
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
4
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

117 pages
ISBN
9781956174229
Pages
117
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
2022
Type
Fiction

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