Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
58424
Points per Word
0.000171
Page Count
185
Points per Page
0.054054
Description
This coming-of-age story follows Consuelo on her journey from childhood to the unchartered territory of adulthood. Set in 1950s Puerto Rico, both American influence and tragedy threaten to tear apart her family and her traditional Spanish culture.