Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
88568
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
270
Points per Page
0.051852
Description
Brian and his best friend, Gretchen, get involved in the punk scene on Chicago's south side. Experimenting with drugs, drinking, and relationships, they align themselves with various outcast groups in order to fit in. The plot contains profanity.