Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
3835
Points per Word
0.000261
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Creative Short Stories
Description
The people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot.