Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.0
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
66556
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
348
Points per Page
0.025862
Description
Celie is a black girl born into poverty and segregation. Abuse, loss, and being forced into marriage consume her young life until she meets Shug Avery, a woman in charge of her own destiny. Slowly Celie discovers her own power, freeing her from her past.