Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
19079
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
160
Points per Page
0.01875
Description
In August 1965, twelve-year-old Eden is excited when her cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in Los Angeles, but their priorities and plans change when the Watts Riots erupt around them. Text has violence and gender bias. Themes include racism.