Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
60936
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
276
Points per Page
0.032609
Description
Unable to speak after watching his father die, Parker skips school to people-watch and records his experiences in his journal, before meeting a girl who helps him to find reasons not to give up. The plot contains profanity and violence.