Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
16333
Points per Word
0.000122
Page Count
129
Points per Page
0.015504
Series
Orca Currents
Description
Chick: Lister is a middle grades novel about fourteen-year-old Chick, who struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder while trying to meet his father's expectations. Chick uses list-making as a coping mechanism to deal with the pressure he feels at home. The book addresses the challenges of living with OCD and the family dynamics that arise from parental expectations.