Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
59057
Points per Word
0.000169
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.041667
Description
This book presents nine short stories exploring the theme of catharsis, with such topics as a boy who accepts abuse from a bully to relieve his repressed grief over his mother's suicide, and a psychiatrist whose patient helps him face his own fears.