Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42707
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
209
Points per Page
0.033493
Description
Balam, a Mayan boy struggling to achieve manhood, participates in fasts, prayers, and rituals to appease the gods and bring rain to his village. The plot contains descriptions of violent acts.