Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.2
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
74149
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
306
Points per Page
0.039216
Description
The Dare family heads to Florida to seek their fortune in oranges after the death of their mother, but when the local sheriff tries to ban them from the all-white school, it takes a court case that will divide the town to determine their fate.