Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.0
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
26624
Points per Word
0.00015
Page Count
96
Points per Page
0.041667
Series
Other America
Description
Background information on the history of gangs in America precedes first-person accounts by four gang members from different backgrounds and differing ideas about the role of gangs in their lives.