Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
61165
Points per Word
0.000147
Description
The story is set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the legacy of the Troubles still affects daily life. It centers on Zee, a Protestant teenager, who begins a relationship with a Catholic boy while her older brother, a vocal Protestant, strongly disapproves. The plot follows the three teenagers as they confront religious prejudice, family expectations, and the political tensions that divide their community.