Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
4.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5291
Points per Word
0.000189
Page Count
27
Points per Page
0.037037
Description
Growing up in South Africa brings Simon unthinkable hardships from the moment he's found as a newborn in a dump. Through it all, he discovers what it means to be part of a family. Text contains violence, cultural bias, self-harm and disturbing imagery.