Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
8.8
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
23521
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.035714
Description
This biography of Ray Charles discusses his childhood, the strong influence of his mother, his years at a Florida boarding school for the deaf and blind, and the course of his career as a composer, pianist, and singer.