Birdsong cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 6.1
Points 27.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 168710
Points per Word 0.00016

Description

The novel follows Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman who embarks on a passionate love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France before World War I. The story then moves to the trenches of the First World War, where Stephen experiences the brutal realities of No Man's Land. The narrative also explores the lasting impact of the war across three generations, connecting the 1910s to the 1990s.