Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
60928
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
275
Points per Page
0.032727
Description
In Queens, New York, in 1969, twelve-year-old Julian writes a journal for his English teacher in which he explores his friendships and how they are affected by girls, a new student who may be as fast as Julian, and a violent incident of bullying.