Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
12603
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
121
Points per Page
0.016529
Description
When the new boy from Tokyo takes over Stogie Crane's position as shortstop, the two boys encounter the first of several barriers to their friendship.