Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
4.8
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43283
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
150
Points per Page
0.04
Description
When Mexican American seventh-grader Javier is assigned to work with a special education class and connects with Dontae, who has both physical and mental disabilities, his reputation among gang members and drug abusers no longer seems very important.