Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.3
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
46682
Points per Word
0.00015
Page Count
143
Points per Page
0.048951
Description
Rose Padroni is the daughter of an abusive Italian immigrant. She befriends a brash, colorful woman who helps take the place of her dead mother.