Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.8
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
20872
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
113
Points per Page
0.026549
Description
Nadia begins to defy her overprotective mother, hoping to be seen as more than the "poor sick girl" who cannot participate in school activities, form friendships, or even be outside in the cold for fear she has inherited her father's heart trouble.