Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
50590
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
216
Points per Page
0.032407
Description
Nathan, raised by a white mother and never having known his native father, must cope with prejudice. When he meets Sally, the beautiful outsider, he finds someone who believes in him. But when Sally's house is set on fire, suspicion falls on Nathan.