Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
82968
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
317
Points per Page
0.041009
Description
In separate voices, three morbidly obese teens relate their experiences participating in a clinical trial testing Lap-Band surgery, which involves a year of weekly meetings and learning to live healthier lives. The plot contains sexual references.