Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52737
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
218
Points per Page
0.036697
Description
At age 16, Shelby finds it difficult to balance her mother's dying request with her father's plans, which include attending a traditional father-daughter dance that culminates with a vow to live "whole, pure lives". The plot contains sexual situations.