Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
46927
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
304
Points per Page
0.023026
Description
In a remote Nigerian village, thirteen-year-old Simi wants to uncover a family secret. Determined to find it out, Simi goes exploring only to find herself sinking in the red quicksand of a forbidden lake. Text has mild violence and disturbing imagery.