Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
29843
Points per Word
0.000168
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.022321
Description
As letters flow back and forth between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides, sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.