Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62605
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
323
Points per Page
0.03096
Description
Enduring a barren existence in the 1950s Mexican mountains after losing his mother and sister, shepherd Teo meets a girl in a traveling fortuneteller's caravan and forges a friendship that overcomes cultural and mystical obstacles.