Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.8
Points
105.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
530982
Points per Word
0.000198
Page Count
1463
Points per Page
0.07177
Description
This epic novel decribes Jean Valjean, a peasant who is released from prison, where he spent nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family, only to find himself threatened by people and events from his past.