Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
27976
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
325
Points per Page
0.012308
Description
Author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Text contains sexual references.