Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.4
Points
34.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
194867
Points per Word
0.000174
Page Count
483
Points per Page
0.070393
Description
Miles is called back from college to Empire Falls, Maine, to take care of his ailing mother. He falls into a rut that keeps him trapped until years later when a series of revelations and tragedies jolts him back into an awareness of his life.