Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.8
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
31633
Points per Word
0.000126
Page Count
149
Points per Page
0.026846
Description
In 1975, life is not fair for fourteen-year-old Charmaine Upshaw, who shares a room with her brother, tries to impress a handsome classmate, and acts as caretaker for a rambunctious six-year-old cousin who has taken over the family.