Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42191
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
200
Points per Page
0.03
Description
After the death of her mother, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle-school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother when their father becomes depressed and suicidal.