Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
22678
Points per Word
0.000132
Page Count
243
Points per Page
0.012346
Description
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico to escape the cartel wars and settled in Los Angeles, seeking political asylum and safety. She never imagined Papi would be deported and the rest of the family would be put in a detention camp.