Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
16.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
104310
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
357
Points per Page
0.044818
Description
Having moved to Ethiopia to avoid the prejudices of 1930s America, Emilia, her black adoptive brother, and their mother are devoted to their new country even after war with Italy looms. The plot contains profanity and violence.