Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62771
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
197
Points per Page
0.045685
Description
Because the Baptist minister's children in a small North Carolina town have difficulty conforming to the roles their father wishes them to play for public consumption, 15-year-old Neal feels he must hide his consuming interest in jazz music.