Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
19.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
119508
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
328
Points per Page
0.057927
Description
Young Ruth grows up in poverty and in the shadow of her brilliant brother. With few options of her own, she clings to her semi-crazy mother and marries and supports one of Honey Creek's losers.