Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.5
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
29347
Points per Word
0.000136
Page Count
484
Points per Page
0.008264
Description
Two sisters living with their prostitute mother struggle to take care of each other. When the older sister attempts suicide, the younger one tries to uncover the reason. The text is written in free verse. The plot contains sexual situations.