At the start of World War II, Japanese-American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican-American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation. Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 4.9 ATOS Book Level: 5.2 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 4 AR Quiz: 144851EN Reading Counts Level: 4.6 Reading Counts Points: 7 Lexile Measure: 760 Fountas & Pinnell: S.