Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
61329
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
281
Points per Page
0.032028
Description
Cal's journey begins in Bangor, where he has lived in relative poverty since his father left and his mother started drinking. Cal leaves to live with his uncle, but after getting off at the wrong station he is drawn into a complex journey of the self.