Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43833
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.025
Description
The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to Muslim practices.