Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.2
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
28365
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
131
Points per Page
0.030534
Description
Eighteen-year-old Barry competes in a non-sanctioned boxing match hoping to help his recently widowed mother, unaware that his best friend and manager, Alby, has his own desperate need for a share of the purse that may put their friendship on the line.