Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
37222
Points per Word
0.000134
Page Count
180
Points per Page
0.027778
Description
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.