Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.2
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
80046
Points per Word
0.00015
Page Count
309
Points per Page
0.038835
Description
In 1969 Houston, Texas, thirteen-year-old Scott learns to fly from his dad, an Air Force flight instructor. When NASA needs Scott for a secret space mission, his elation is tempered by concern that his mother will find out. The plot contains profanity.