Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
10687
Points per Word
0.000187
Page Count
92
Points per Page
0.021739
Series
Alternative
Description
Eighteen-year-old José serves as the bridge between his non-English speaking family and the rest of the world. Because his parents are illegal immigrants and an extended family lives with them, money is tight, so José works nights.