Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.0
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
61208
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
304
Points per Page
0.029605
Description
Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field.