Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.0
Points
29.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
179608
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
778
Points per Page
0.037275
Description
Residents of Sterling, NH, are affected after a shooting at the high school leaves ten people dead. The judge presiding over the trial tries to remain unbiased, even though her daughter is a witness. The plot contains sexual references and violence.