Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.1
Points
19.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
101630
Points per Word
0.000187
Page Count
308
Points per Page
0.061688
Description
The author uses the stories of his ancestors to tell the history of Chinatown, starting with their journey from an ancient empire ruled by the nine dragons of the universe to a land of elevated trains, solitary labor, and violent discrimination.