Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
15879
Points per Word
0.000126
Page Count
125
Points per Page
0.016
Description
A seven-year-old black girl is resigned to the fact that her mother cannot afford anything special for her birthday, but she does not understand why her older sisters and brother seem to turn against her--until the big day finally arrives.