Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5863
Points per Word
0.000171
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Authors Kids Love
Description
This biography profiles children's author Jack Gantos, based on a personal interview, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, Barbados, and Miami, his becoming a writer, his family, his writing process, and the sources of his inspiration.