Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
37906
Points per Word
0.000132
Page Count
164
Points per Page
0.030488
Description
Pool Boy by Michael Simmons is a young adult novel about fifteen-year-old Brett Gerson, a wealthy and arrogant teenager whose life changes dramatically when his father is arrested for insider trading. After losing his mansion, car, and possessions, Brett must work as an assistant to the man who once cleaned his family's swimming pool. The story is told from Brett's first-person perspective and is set in a fictional California town.