Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.0
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
90943
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
382
Points per Page
0.036649
Description
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to learn his new pen pal, Charlie Levy of France, is a girl. Despite his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years.Text contains violence and raiclal slurs.