Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.2
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
40542
Points per Word
0.000173
Page Count
228
Points per Page
0.030702
Description
The author reflects on his experiences growing up in Brooklyn during the 1940s and being the oldest son of two deaf parents.