Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.7
Points
22.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
128754
Points per Word
0.000171
Description
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity, but when Joseph finds gold in his creek he becomes seduced by "the colour" and abandons his family to seek his fortune.