Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
6609
Points per Word
0.000151
Description
Amita and her family relocate to Southampton after her father's business is destroyed in a fire. Despite hoping for a fresh start, her father remains bitter and forbids her from mixing with white neighbors. Amita then becomes the target of racial abuse at school, forcing her to confront whether she will always be hated for being different.