Yuck's robotic butt blast
Matthew Morgan
Yuck's robotic butt blast
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
and Yuck's wild weekend
by Matthew Morgan
Illustrated by Baines, Nigel, illustrator
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
Yuck presses a button, and suddenly a strange noise fills the air—his robotic butt blast is unleashed! His sister gags and runs, but Yuck just laughs louder. What will happen when their camping trip turns into a wild, smelly adventure?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This humorous middle-grade fiction follows a mischievous boy who uses his quirky inventions to annoy his sister during a family camping trip. Aimed at ages 9-12, the story explores sibling dynamics and playful antics with lighthearted, silly humor. Parents should note the book's focus on gross-out comedy and typical sibling rivalry.
Why we rated Yuck's robotic butt blast 9C
Yuck's robotic butt blast is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 107 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Yuck's robotic butt blast works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Yuck's robotic butt blast 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, Yuck's robotic butt blast explores humor, brothers and sisters, camping, juvenile fiction, and human behavior — 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 humor, brothers and sisters, camping.
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 — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A 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
- 9781442483088
- Pages
- 107
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction