Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.5
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
65863
Points per Word
0.000182
Page Count
288
Points per Page
0.041667
Description
Bill Alexander recounts the challenges he faced while trying to cultivate his own vegetable garden and offers a cost-benefit analysis of his efforts, determining that it cost him $64 to grow each of his beloved tomatoes.