The Dry Grass of August cover

The Dry Grass of August

Author: Mayhew, Anna Jean

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 4.1
Points 10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 73422
Points per Word 0.000136
Page Count 289
Points per Page 0.034602

Description

In 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts's eyes are opened to the harsh realities of racism when tragedy strikes her family while on vacation in Florida. The plot contains violence.