Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
4.2
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
45290
Points per Word
0.000132
Page Count
246
Points per Page
0.02439
Description
The death of Leah's beloved older brother and her parents' reactions to the tragedy raise questions for Leah about the meaning of family and about her place in her own family.