Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55639
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
239
Points per Page
0.037657
Description
During the turbulent 1960s, sixth-grader Mary Clare makes a deal with God: she will try to become a saint if He provides for her large, cash-strapped family.