Mike lives for baseball and hopes to follow his idol into the major leagues one day, but he is distracted by a new player who might take his place in center field, an ankle injury, problems at home, and a growing awareness that something sinister is happening at school. Iowa High School Award 2012 - 2013. Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 4.2 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 7 AR Quiz: 136230EN Reading Counts Level: 4.4 Reading Counts Points: 14 Lexile Measure: 610 Lexile Code: HL (High-Low) Guided Reading Level: Z Fountas & Pinnell: Z+ Second Chance Reading.