Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
3.9
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56317
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
236
Points per Page
0.033898
Description
When his father runs off with his girlfriend and his distraught mother is admitted to an institution, thirteen-year-old Rits goes to live with his uncle and tries to make the best of his unusual circumstances. The text contains some profanity.