Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.5
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56438
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
252
Points per Page
0.035714
Description
This is the story of Dhurgham, a young Iraqi who has lost everything. Fleetingly, New Zealand offers a refuge, family, and affection, but he is caught again in a nightmare of red-tape until his hope turns into anger, and his past must be faced.