The Year of the Rat cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 4.0
Points 8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 59690
Points per Word 0.000134
Page Count 289
Points per Page 0.027682

Description

In the year following her mother's death after giving birth, fifteen-year-old Pearl must try to come to terms with her loss, her new relationship with her stepfather and her baby sister - The Rat - as well as the fact that Mum won't leave Pearl alone.