Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
9459
Points per Word
0.000211
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
Examines the lives of more than ten African-American entertainers, including Josephine Baker; Sammy Davis, Jr.; Susan Taylor; and Spike Lee, with the obstacles they each overcame.