Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
77638
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
293
Points per Page
0.037543
Description
Sixteen-year-old Alex feels disconnected and starts his junior year of high school by attempting suicide. A friend soon draws him into cross-country running and a new understanding of himself. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and violence.