Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
51897
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
227
Points per Page
0.030837
Description
Brother and sister DeMarco and Jasmine are growing up in the Atlanta ghetto. When life gets too rough, DeMarco commits petty theft to end up in juvie, and Jasmine joins the DIVAs, a rough group of girls. The plot contains gang violence and drug use.