Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
34497
Points per Word
0.000145
Page Count
537
Points per Page
0.009311
Description
Visiting her absentee father, Kristina's life turns upside-down when he introduces her to the dark world of crank, or crystal meth. The story, told in jagged free verse, contains profanity, explicit sexual situations and blatant descriptions of drug use.