Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.7
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
58815
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
218
Points per Page
0.041284
Description
Ostracized for his sexuality, Simon fears his friend Stephen will be changed by the Christian center intending to make him "normal." Simon's mute twin, Jude, ultimately shows him how to be himself. The plot contains graphic sexual situations.