Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
45263
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
265
Points per Page
0.026415
Description
After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteen-year-old Alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz-guitar playing, love, and forgiveness.