Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
24046
Points per Word
0.000125
Page Count
160
Points per Page
0.01875
Series
Century Kids
Description
In 1927 the Dixons move from rural Georgia to Chicago, where African Americans have more opportunities, and Lorraine meets a movie actress and her brother Marcus finds that his artistic talents are useful. This book was coauthored by Thomas Hoobler.