Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35427
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
221
Points per Page
0.022624
Description
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary as he accomplishes athletic and other feats that awe his contemporaries. Story has mild violence and profanity, racial slurs, and racial stereotypes. Themes include bullying and racism.