After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated for African Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "Whites Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had as a boy. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.2 ATOS Book Level: 3.2 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 146253EN Lexile Measure: 580 Guided Reading Level: N Fountas & Pinnell: N.