Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.6
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
60833
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
259
Points per Page
0.034749
Description
Fifteen-year-old Alex struggles to overcome personal trauma and hardship as she competes with her arch rival for a place on the New Zealand swimming team participating in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.