Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.6
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
32932
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
128
Points per Page
0.039062
Description
The life of a thirteen-year-old Harlem black boy on his way to becoming a confirmed heroin addict is seen from his viewpoint and from that of several people around him. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and racial slurs.