Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.6
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
69619
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
296
Points per Page
0.037162
Description
Teens Sylvie, Laiping, and Fiona, who live on three different continents, are linked together by the mineral coltan, or blue gold, that is used in cell phones.