Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.1
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43359
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
192
Points per Page
0.036458
Description
Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life as well.