Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
13824
Points per Word
0.000145
Page Count
197
Points per Page
0.010152
Description
Told in free verse, this story tells of sixteen-year-old Sahara's struggles with an unplanned pregnancy. Believing it best to not tell her mother or loser ex-boyfriend, Sahara questions her options and all her conflicting emotions.