Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
63330
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
280
Points per Page
0.035714
Description
Almost 16, Aurora must adapt to farm life as she falls in love, discovers that her mother has left for good, and watches her father take a bold stand in defense of farm workers. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and violence.