Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.4
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
60448
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.0375
Description
A teenager in a large family that lives in a trailer, yearns for love, approval, an escape from endless chores, and a future. When a man seven years her senior falls in love with her, she realizes marriage to him could solve her problems.