Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.3
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52309
Points per Word
0.000134
Page Count
363
Points per Page
0.019284
Description
When their village in Zimbabwe is attacked, Deo and his mentally disabled brother go on the run, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money. After facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.