Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
72595
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
259
Points per Page
0.042471
Description
Three years after the death of his father in a coal-mining accident, thirteen-year-old Lucas Lessar's mother disappears without a trace, prompting the young man to leave his home in search of her and giving him the chance to learn about his roots.