Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
83197
Points per Word
0.000156
Page Count
307
Points per Page
0.042345
Description
A teenaged Nigerian girl and her older brother struggle to cope with life in their tense, stifling household -- caused by their father's demands for perfection -- after getting a taste of freedom during a visit to their aunt's home.