Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.6
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
44127
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
232
Points per Page
0.030172
Description
This collection of eleven short stories depicts what it is like to be young in America, exploring such diverse cultures as urban San Francisco, a Chippewa Indian reservation, and a Latino barrio in Chicago.