Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
34779
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
155
Points per Page
0.032258
Description
Gina Petrosino, daughter of Italian immigrants, begins sewing garments at Sidowski's sweatshop in New York City. Gina and her friends go out to dance halls not only for fun, but also as a way of separating from their parents' Old World ways.