Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.1
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
30782
Points per Word
0.00013
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.022727
Description
Maleeka suffers the jibes of the other children at school because of her very dark skin. She struggles with her self-image and her "best friend", who is giving her more trouble than friendship. Contains controversial subject matter.