Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.4
Points
22.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
135672
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
374
Points per Page
0.058824
Description
The concept of family is examined in this book about Antonia, a black woman, her two adult children, her husband, and her twin brother's illegitimate child. The time has come for Antonia to reveal her long-guarded secret of the clandestine love affair.