Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.4
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
41714
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
214
Points per Page
0.028037
Description
When Fern's mother dies of a heart attack, Fern starts to take care of herself, working odd jobs and saving every penny, and when things fall apart, she finds out she is not really on her own. The plot contains sexual references.