Desmond and the Very Mean Word cover

Desmond and the Very Mean Word

Author: Tutu, Desmond

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 3.9
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 1538
Points per Word 0.000325
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625

Description

After a group of boys shout a mean word at young Desmond, kindly Father Trevor helps him sort through his conflicted feelings and learn compassion. Inspired by an incident from Tutu's childhood in South Africa. The coauthor is Douglas Carlton Abrams.