Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
17184
Points per Word
0.000116
Page Count
123
Points per Page
0.01626
Series
Fred Bowen Sports Story
Description
Eighth-grader Jack Lerner relies on pitching fast balls until a young college coach teaches him that throwing the heat may not be the best way to win games.