Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
31294
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
166
Points per Page
0.03012
Series
My Name Is America
Description
Thirteen-year-old C.J. Jackson records in a journal the conditions of the Dust Bowl that cause the Jackson family to leave their farm in Oklahoma and make the difficult journey to California, where they find a harsh life as migrant workers.