Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.0
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
84146
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
252
Points per Page
0.051587
Description
A columnist candidly describes her adolescence as a runaway in New York City. She explains why she exchanged her home for life on the city streets, her struggle to fit in at school, and her search for love at any cost.