Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
6.2
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
48908
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
207
Points per Page
0.038647
Description
An unexpected death brings Shabanu's daughter, Mumtaz, and nephew, Jameel, both aged fifteen, to the forefront of an attempt to modernize Pakistan, but the teens must both sacrifice their own dreams if they are to meet family and tribal expectations.