Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56930
Points per Word
0.000141
Description
Set in Victoria during the 19th century, "Earth" tells a story of injustice, duplicity and callous brutality perpetrated in the name of Christianity, civilisation and progress. Ultimately, hope rises amidst despair as old values reassert themselves.