Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.9
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
37650
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
260
Points per Page
0.023077
Description
Billy, recently deceased, keeps an eye on his best friend, Eddie, who has added to his home and school problems by becoming mute, and helps him stand up to a conservative minister and English teacher who is orchestrating a censorship challenge.