Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
18229
Points per Word
0.00011
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.011364
Description
After his father leaves home, sixteen-year-old César Garcia lives with his mother and struggles through the painful experiences of growing up as a Mexican American high school student.