Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
20.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
126076
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
368
Points per Page
0.054348
Description
Elin's family cares for the fearsome serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death. Text contains violence. Translated by Cathy Hirano.