Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
45315
Points per Word
0.000132
Page Count
164
Points per Page
0.036585
Description
Eighth-grade misfits Edwin Hanratty and his only friend, Flake, feed each other's misery and discontent until they decide the only solution is violence.