Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
4026
Points per Word
0.000248
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Quickreads
Description
Lupe, a deaf woman working for the mayor's "job efficiency" task force, is treated with disdain by the police, but she gains their respect after using her lip-reading skills to help them catch a dangerous criminal and save the life of an officer.