Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.2
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
51414
Points per Word
0.000136
Page Count
271
Points per Page
0.02583
Description
Set in Philadelphia during the Great Depression, this historical novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy and his friend as they attempt to stop a wall from being built at Shibe Park, home of the Philadelphia Athletics.