Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.3
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
51455
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
243
Points per Page
0.032922
Description
Julio, a sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba, dreams of playing with the pros but must choose between his country and his father who defected to the United States.