Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
33659
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
154
Points per Page
0.032468
Series
Roosevelt High School
Description
Juanita, the eldest daughter of Mexican farm workers, is expelled from high school. With the help of a Latina psychologist and a civil rights attorney, she fights the discriminatory treatment and returns determined to finish school.