Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
76845
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
272
Points per Page
0.040441
Description
Two black men--one a teacher, the other a death-row inmate--struggle to live and die with dignity. The plot contains sexual situations and violence.