Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62850
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
323
Points per Page
0.03096
Series
Masterminds (Balzer & Bray)
Description
In the perfectly planned town of Serenity, New Mexico, twelve-year-old Eli Frieden and twenty-nine other kids discover they were cloned from the DNA of famous criminal masterminds as part of a secret sociological experiment. When they uncover the truth about their origins and the purpose behind their creation, they must decide what to do with this dangerous knowledge. The book follows their journey as they grapple with their identities and the circumstances of their creation.