Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.9
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
95981
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
444
Points per Page
0.029279
Description
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter, an ordinary girl in extraordinary circumstances, addresses issues of racism and police violence with intelligence, heart, and unflinching honesty. The plot contains pervasive profanity and racial violence.