Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
91392
Points per Word
0.000153
Description
A boy, Rufus, meets a charismatic boy who leads a disastrous children's crusade to the Holy Land. Suffering awful privations and inner turmoil, Rufus returns home after an act of violence - only for the leader of the crusade to return many years later.