Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
58933
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
279
Points per Page
0.032258
Description
During a summer internship as an obituary writer for her local newspaper, 16-year-old Samantha learns about politics, ethics, her family, romance, and most importantly, herself. The plot contains profanity and sexual references.