Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.7
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
21401
Points per Word
0.000187
Page Count
134
Points per Page
0.029851
Series
Good Sports (Sandpiper)
Description
Five inspiring stories share the lives of baseball greats Babe Ruth, Jim Piersall, Torii Hunter, Ron LeFlore, and Joe Torre. As kids, they faced poverty, abuse, and addiction but turned their lives around to play the game they loved.