Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
4.5
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
29181
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.022727
Series
Breadwinner
Description
Whan Parvana's father is arrested and taken away, Parvana and her mother and sisters face starvation; under Taliban law women and girls must not leave the house alone. In desperation, Parvana pretends to be a boy to save her family.