Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
65862
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
279
Points per Page
0.035842
Description
After her mother's arrest, 15-year-old Dess is sent to live with a foster family. Although she and her new foster sister, Hope, clash immediately, they slowly begin to understand each other. The plot contains profanity and negative stereotypes.