Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
44399
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
208
Points per Page
0.033654
Description
This collection of ten stories focuses on the frustrations and joys of people living in poverty and uncertainty in places such as the barrios of the Dominican Republic and the urban communities of New Jersey.