Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
45332
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
228
Points per Page
0.030702
Description
As nonverbal, twelve-year-old foster child Nova eagerly awaits the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, she waits as well for the return of her sister, Bridget, the one person who truly understands how much Nova has to offer.