Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.7
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
23940
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
142
Points per Page
0.028169
Description
Shawn is 14 and severe cerebral palsy means that he is unable to communicate. But, though a prisoner of his body, Shawn has acute observation, a wide-ranging intelligence and a rich inner life.