Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
25502
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
128
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
Thirteen-year-old Roxanne, a black girl growing up in a small town in Canada, tries to cope with racial tensions, family discord, and the challenges of adolescence.