Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.0
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
22614
Points per Word
0.000133
Page Count
234
Points per Page
0.012821
Description
When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection. It may also be his way out.