Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
21.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
141243
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
416
Points per Page
0.050481
Description
Deciding that she has had enough of California, Colleen Hanley packs up, grabs her two daughters, and off they go. She promises the girls a new life, but as she slips into despondency, 12-year-old Justine realizes it's up to her to get them through.