Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.0
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55943
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
260
Points per Page
0.030769
Description
Linus, a street person since leaving his wealthy father's home, is kidnapped and taken to an underground bunker where he is joined by five others, ranging in age from nine to 70, who are alternately cared for and tortured by their unseen captor.