Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
16072
Points per Word
0.000124
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.013889
Description
Eight-year-old Lila, born with xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease that makes her sensitive to sunlight, makes secret plans to feel the sun's rays on her ninth birthday.