Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
34827
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
220
Points per Page
0.022727
Description
In 1948 Louisiana, 11-year-old Tate writes letters to her favorite country singer, sharing her dreams of becoming a singer and revealing that her mother is in prison. The plot contains racial prejudice within historical context. and alcohol use.