Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
36366
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
208
Points per Page
0.024038
Description
Grief-stricken Charles "Chick" Benetto goes into an alcoholic tailspin when his always-attentive mother, Pauline, dies. Framed as an "as told to" story, Chick quickly narrates her funeral and his drink-fueled loss of savings, job, and family.