Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3802
Points per Word
0.000263
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
Threatened by gangs and everyday violence, Benito's family flees El Salvador to an uncertain but safer life in Mexico. They correspond with Aunt Lara, who lost a son to gang violence and joined a migrant caravan heading to the United States.