Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1257
Points per Word
0.000398
Page Count
28
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
Beatrice, a thirteen-year-old orphan, describes her life in Kibera, Nairobi, one of the biggest slums in Africa, and tells how she is able to put her fears aside while she is at school.