Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
24.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
147797
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
432
Points per Page
0.055556
Description
A young Black man in Chicago kills his first victim in a moment of panic and then goes on to kill again. His story reflects the poverty and hopelessness of life in the inner city. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations, and racial slurs.