Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
7.9
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
19089
Points per Word
0.000157
Series
Youth with Special Needs
Description
This book tells the story of Sheila, a high school student suffering from severe emotional disturbance, and her attempts to cope by venting her rage, cutting herself, and starving herself before getting the help she needs to begin to recover.