Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.5
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
27174
Points per Word
0.000184
Page Count
291
Points per Page
0.017182
Description
This memoir of the author's life covers her rape at thirteen, her difficult early childhood, and her experiences surrounding her publication of SPEAK. The text includes profanity, drug and alcohol references, graphic violence, and sexual situations.