Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
83857
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
292
Points per Page
0.044521
Description
Fawad, an 11-year-old boy growing up with his widowed mother in Afghanistan, grieves the loss of his family and country until he meets a group of foreigners who give him hope for a better life. The plot contains pervasive profanity and graphic violence.