Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
40525
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.026786
Description
Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parents' expectations. When he goes home one day hoping to hide his school suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. Text has violence, racism, criminal activity.