Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
30256
Points per Word
0.000198
Page Count
156
Points per Page
0.038462
Description
This biography discusses how Charles Dickens's upbringing and observations of the poor led him to write novels to bring attention to the plight of London's destitute children.