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.