Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
77884
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
375
Points per Page
0.032
Description
On the Texas-Mexico border, Grace's relationship with her sister Mercy fractures when Mercy's son dies. Family traumas and literal ghosts surface as the family struggles to heal. Book contains violence, criminal activity, and disturbing imagery.