Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
29181
Points per Word
0.000137
Description
A young girl growing up in Afghanistan under the control of an extreme religious military group, Parvana is forced to take responsiblity for her family when her father is jailed. Disguised as a boy she risks her life in the dangerous city of Kabul.