Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Boy Between: A Mother and Son’s Journey From a World Gone Grey is 9th and 10th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of The Boy Between: A Mother and Son’s Journey From a World Gone Grey is 83,235 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 33 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 15 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 5 mins.
The Boy Between: A Mother and Son’s Journey From a World Gone Grey - 83,235 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 15 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 33 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 5 mins |
for The Boy Between: A Mother and Son’s Journey From a World Gone Grey
Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son came to her with a real one…Josiah was nineteen with the world at his feet when things changed. Without warning, the new university student’s mental health deteriorated to the point that he planned his own death. His mother, bestselling author Amanda Prowse, found herself grappling for ways to help him, with no clear sense of where that could be found. This is the book they wish had been there for them during those dark times.Josiah’s situation is not unusual: the statistics on student mental health are terrifying. And he was not the only one suffering; his family was also hijacked by his illness, watching him struggle and fearing the day he might succeed in taking his life.In this book, Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice to those who suffer, and to show them that help can be found. It is Josiah’s raw, at times bleak, sometimes humorous, but always honest account of what it is like to live with depression. It is Amanda’s heart-rending account of her pain at watching him suffer, speaking from the heart about a mother’s love for her child.For anyone with depression and anyone who loves someone with depression, Amanda and Josiah have a clear message—you are not alone, and there is hope.