Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.5
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
57946
Points per Word
0.000173
Page Count
352
Points per Page
0.028409
Description
This book follows the experiences of two African-American teenagers at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. Text contains profanity, graphic violence and racial slurs. Themes include abuse.