Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
44063
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
Manny relates his coming-of-age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle. The plot contains profanity and adult themes.