AR Book Level
4.3
AR Points
5
Word Count
36,366
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
109691 EN
About this book
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.