Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.3
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
64753
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
314
Points per Page
0.031847
Description
In the very white, very Christian world of Atlanta society in 1958, New York transplant Ruth decides not to tell her new high-school friends and boyfriend everything about herself. The story contains sexual situations and themes of prejudice.