Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.9
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
33492
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
165
Points per Page
0.030303
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie comes to dread biology class because her favorite teacher is insisting that she dissect a worm, an assignment that makes her feel very squeamish and awakens her to the question of animal rights.