Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.0
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
36060
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
185
Points per Page
0.027027
Description
After her mother leaves, fifteen-year-old Irena runs away from home and hitchhikes to Key West where she tries to make a better life for herself.