The Chrysalids cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 6.3
Points 11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 69598
Points per Word 0.000158

Description

Genetic mutation has devastated the world. In the bleak, primitive society that has emerged from its ruins, any sign of deviation is ruthlessly hunted out and destroyed. David, part of a group of children with special powers, lives in fear of discovery.