Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.0
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
37545
Points per Word
0.000133
Page Count
204
Points per Page
0.02451
Description
Even though Sammy is drawn to the streets of his new city, New York is no place for a kid fresh off the boat from Europe. The leader of the local gang offers him protection, but Sammy may have to pay too high a price.