Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2264
Points per Word
0.000221
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in Major League Baseball. Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win several pro tennis titles. Readers will learn about athletes who fought and spoke out for racial equity in sports. Text references racism.