Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.4
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
47890
Points per Word
0.000146
Page Count
256
Points per Page
0.027344
Description
Jane Purdy discovers the joy and pain of a teenage girls' first romance. Written in the 50s, the novel captures the nostalgia of the era and yet speaks eloquently to today's teenagers.