Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5658
Points per Word
0.000177
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Scrapbooks of America
Description
As war breaks out between Mexico and the United States over the territory of Texas in 1846, twelve-year-old Bonita, a patriotic Mexican, is at odds with her best friend Carmen, a Spanish American.