Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
63770
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
296
Points per Page
0.030405
Series
Carolrhoda YA
Description
Four teenagers relate their experiences as they try to cope with problems in school and at home by smoking, drinking, using drugs, and running track. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and drug use.