Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
23401
Points per Word
0.000128
Page Count
129
Points per Page
0.023256
Description
When eleven-year-old Maria Elena and her family immigrate to Texas in 1917, she and her father eagerly prepare for citizenship but face prejudice and other challenges.