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by Angie Thomas
Lexile
590L
AR Level
4.4
Grade Level
9-12
Age Range
14-18 years
Lexile Measure
590L
Text complexity and reader ability measure
AR (Accelerated Reader) Level
4.4
Grade level equivalent for independent reading
Guided Reading Level
Z
Level A-Z used in classroom instruction
DRA Level
50
Developmental Reading Assessment score
Recommended Age
14-18 years
Grade Level
9-12
Interest Level
Upper Grades (6-12)
Word Count
100,000 words
Sixteen-year-old Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend by a police officer.
Publisher: Balzer + Bray (2017)
Pages: 444
ISBN: 9780062561022
A scientific approach to measuring reading ability and text complexity. Scores range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1600L for advanced readers.
Indicates grade level difficulty. A book with AR level 4.5 is appropriate for a student in the fifth month of fourth grade.
A leveling system using letters A-Z to indicate text difficulty, commonly used in elementary schools.
