Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
28139
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
158
Points per Page
0.025316
Description
Living in San Antonio, Texas, eleven-year-old Alma tries to cope with the drive-by-shooting death of her favorite Latina singer, as well as deal with the struggles of her various family members, and finds herself doing something she knows is wrong.