Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
39377
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.026786
Description
Belle's Gran's memory is slipping away. Mama works longer hours to support the family. There are two new students in Belle's class, a shy African-American boy caught in the town's furor over desegregation, and a girl with secrets.