The Nickel Boys cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 6.5
Points 10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 57946
Points per Word 0.000173
Page Count 352
Points per Page 0.028409

Description

This book follows the experiences of two African-American teenagers at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. Text contains profanity, graphic violence and racial slurs. Themes include abuse.