Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5275
Points per Word
0.00019
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson would work together to break down the color barriers of baseball and show the world that African American athletes were as good and as worthy as anyone to put on a major-league uniform.