Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5339
Points per Word
0.000187
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
Two interrelated stories are presented, based on fact, about the 1927 New York Yankees, the 1951 New York Giants, and a stickball team from the Bronx. Sidebars explain baseball terms and events of the time periods, players' nicknames, and stickball lore.