Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.0
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43069
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
256
Points per Page
0.023438
Description
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a diamond hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the attention of the most popular boy in school.