Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55590
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
237
Points per Page
0.033755
Description
Faced with family problems, difficulty in school, and gangs in the barrio, Enrique dreams of some day reaching the "other America" depicted on television, while sympathetic teachers help him cope by supporting his fight to study French instead of ESL.