Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
33207
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
160
Points per Page
0.0375
Description
This book relates African American jazz musician Oscar Peterson's childhood in the poor, predominantly African American neighborhoods of Montreal, his early musical training, his early successes, and the racism he faced.