Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7431
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Charles Albert Bender invented the slider. He was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Book contains mild violence. Themes include racism and cultural bias.