Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
21570
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
When her twin sister begins to assert her individuality and her grandmother suddenly dies, thirteen-year-old Dezzy finds some comfort in her relationships with her grandfather and new friend and in an interest in the environment.