Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5511
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
56
Points per Page
0.017857
Series
Stories of America
Description
During the dark days of the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Evelina Lopez leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City. Evelina learns that one person can make a difference as she adjusts to life in her new home.