Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition is 4th and 5th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 2 |
SMOG Index | Grade 5 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 4 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 1 |
The estimated word count of Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition is 49,755 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 3 hrs 20 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 5 hrs 32 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 51 mins.
Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition - 49,755 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 5 hrs 32 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 3 hrs 20 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 51 mins |
for Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition
The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.This Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they come of age in a complex and often frustrating society.Pushed by a bully to fight and nagged by his principal, Jamal is having a difficult time staying in school. His home life is not much better, with his mother working her fingers to the bone to try to earn the money for an appeal for Jamal's jailed older brother, Randy.Jamal wants to do the right thing and help earn the money to free his brother by working, but he's afraid to go against the Scorpions. Jamal eventually pulls free of the gang's bad influence, but only through the narrowest of escapes.Walter Dean Myers, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, sensitively explores the loyalty and love between friends faced with hard choices. Scorpions is 25 years old, but the issues of poverty and violence make it a timeless powerful read—sadly as relevant as ever.This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition contains the original Scorpions novel, plus an extra Q&A with New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers—including questions about juvenile detention facilities, gang life today, and friendship.Also included are a sneak peek at Kick, by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman, and an excerpt from Myers's New York Times bestselling novel Monster.