The Short Knife cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 4.0
Points 12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 82737
Points per Word 0.000145

Description

In 454AD, Mai and her family are forced to leave their farm when Saxons invade. Can Mai find a safe place to live in a world run by warring men? Contains graphic scenes of violence and death that some readers may find disturbing.