Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.7
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
67463
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
248
Points per Page
0.040323
Description
Recovering from a shooting and stereotyped as a Chicano gangbanger, 14-year-old Victor has an art teacher who encourages him to apply to art schools, but Victor cannot seem to overcome society's expectations. The plot contains profanity and violence.