When his father is arrested for insider trading and his family loses all their money, Brett Gerson takes a job as an assistant to a 70-something pool cleaner in his former wealthy California neighborhood and learns some valuable life lessons. IOWA HIGH SCHOOL AWARD 2005 - 2006 Interest Level: YA Reading Level: 4.9 ATOS Book Level: 4.4 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 5 AR Quiz: 77536EN Reading Counts Level: 4.9 Reading Counts Points: 11 Lexile Measure: 650 Fountas & Pinnell: Y.