Robin Perry, from Harlem, is sent to Iraq in 2003 as a member of the Civilian Affairs Battalion, and his time there profoundly changes him. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2011 - 2012 SECOND CHANCE READING Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 5.3 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 11 AR Quiz: 121470EN Reading Counts Level: 4.7 Reading Counts Points: 17 Lexile Measure: 780 Fountas & Pinnell: Z+.