The Marsh Birds cover

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.