Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
32469
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
160
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This book tells the story of Buddy Bolden, the first of the great cornet players--some say the originator of jazz--who was, in any case, the genius, the guiding spirit, and the king of that time and place.