Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
2.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
81773
Points per Word
0.000122
Page Count
368
Points per Page
0.027174
Description
Sammy Santos, a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, faces the challenges of racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty. The plot contains sexual situations and graphic language.