Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.7
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
58987
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.0375
Description
Eduardo Calcines recounts his boyhood and chronicles the conditions that led him to wish above all else to leave behind his beloved extended family and his home for a chance at a better future.