Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
3.7
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
44653
Points per Word
0.000134
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.026786
Description
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs. The plot contains violence.