Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.0
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43850
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
291
Points per Page
0.020619
Description
In the two years since his mother left him with his grandparents, Sam has avoided making friends and perfected the art of being a slacker, but being paired with a frightening new student for a slam poetry unit transforms his life.