Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5257
Points per Word
0.00019
Page Count
78
Points per Page
0.012821
Description
This is an ancient Sumerian tale about the youngest and weakest of eight brothers who, caught up in an ill-advised war, uses his wits and courage and eventually becomes king.