Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8150
Points per Word
0.000123
Page Count
108
Points per Page
0.009259
Series
What Was.../What Is...?
Description
This book describes the racial segregation that barred black players from the major leagues, profiling such barrier-breaking contributors as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson.