Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.9
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
74298
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
314
Points per Page
0.038217
Description
This book is the memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju, who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. The coauthor is Susan McClelland. The text contains graphic descriptions of violence and drug use.