Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1558
Points per Word
0.000321
Description
In a village in the mountains of Ethiopia, shepherd boy Mamo and his sister are servants in a rich man's house. But when their boastful master challenges Mamo to spend a night alone in the bitter cold, quick wits, as well as courage, are called for.