Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.0
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
20855
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.013393
Description
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys, including historical figure Emmett Till. The plot contains violence.