Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
58984
Points per Word
0.000136
Page Count
228
Points per Page
0.035088
Description
Cynnie has had to deal with her mother's alcoholism and stream of boyfriends all her life, but when her grandparents take custody of her brother, who has Down Syndrome, Cynnie becomes self-destructive and winds up in court-mandated AA meetings.