This Thing Called the Future cover

This Thing Called the Future

Author: Powers, J.L.

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 4.5
Points 9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 58791
Points per Word 0.000153
Page Count 213
Points per Page 0.042254

Description

Fourteen-year-old Khosi's mother wants her to get an education to break out of their South African shantytown, although she herself is wasting away from an untreated illness, while Khosi's grandmother, Gogo, seeks help from a traditional Zulu healer.