Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35951
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
162
Points per Page
0.030864
Description
A family trip to Mexico changes a cocky teenager's attitudes as he becomes exposed to his brother's consuming interest in saving endangered species, to his parents' problems, and to his own selfishness.