Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
25045
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
208
Points per Page
0.019231
Description
Rex's coming of age was marked by violence and dysfunction. Abuela's brick house in Abilene, Texas, gave Rex a home and Abuela the possibility of a better life. Book has profanity, violence, self-harm, racism, gender bias, and underage substance abuse.