Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.3
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
70061
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
273
Points per Page
0.040293
Description
Like so many other families in his Detroit neighborhood, Michael Smolij is forced to grow up fast. He takes a job at the mall, enrolls in classes at the community college, and tries to make a life for himself.