Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Kind of a Big Deal is 5th and 6th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 5 |
The estimated word count of Kind of a Big Deal is 87,575 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 51 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 44 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 15 mins.
Kind of a Big Deal - 87,575 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 44 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 51 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 15 mins |
for Kind of a Big Deal
“So many strange and wonderful things happen at every twist and turn, you'll be happy to wander with Josie . . . Each book she descends into seems to teach her something, and even if it's not obvious where the story is going, we're in it for the long haul.” ―NPRFrom Shannon Hale, bestselling author of Austenland, comes Kind of a Big Deal: a story that will suck you in―literally.There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie.She was kind of a big deal―she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading.Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she's inside it. And with each book, she’s a different character: a post-apocalyptic heroine, the lead in a YA rom-com, a 17th century wench in a corset.It’s alarming. But also . . . kind of amazing? It’s the perfect way to live out her fantasies. Book after book, Josie the failed star finds a new way to shine. But the longer she stays in a story, the harder it becomes to escape.Will Josie find a story so good that she just stays forever?