Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
3.5
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
69795
Points per Word
0.000129
Page Count
340
Points per Page
0.026471
Description
In 1985 in Clear Lake, Texas, home of the Johnson Space Center, high-school senior Annie struggles with her desire to become a poet, but her resolve to pursue her dream is strengthened when she meets Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to go into space.