Still reeling from his drug-dealing father's murder, moving in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transferring to a private school, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit. IOWA HIGH SCHOOL AWARD 2007 - 2008 Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 5.2 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 13 Reading Counts Level: 5.7 Reading Counts Points: 20 Lexile Measure: 800 SECOND CHANCE READING.