Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
73516
Points per Word
0.00015
Page Count
336
Points per Page
0.032738
Description
Twelve-year-old Ben is shy and reserved. After his parents decide to divorce, Ben has to learn to navigate a new school. Sam, the school's groundskeeper, makes friends with Ben and encourages him to try out for the basketball team.