Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55084
Points per Word
0.000145
Page Count
190
Points per Page
0.042105
Description
A gun is pointed at 21-year-old Ellis as she walks in a New York City park. Although she escapes unharmed and unrobbed,she is left psychologically reeling, but she finds that life, even if held up, cannot be held back, and neither can she.