Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.9
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42326
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
164
Points per Page
0.036585
Description
Through letters and essays, emotionally disturbed Abby chronicles her growing desperation in a family consisting of parents who seem devoid of love, one older sister bent on self-destruction, and another older sister who has always seemed perfect.