Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.2
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
50626
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
196
Points per Page
0.040816
Description
In the year following her little sister Zoe's accidental death, 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio writes therapeutic, diarylike letters to her. Because Zoe died on 9/11, her death is both compounded and compromised by the larger national tragedy.