Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
68421
Points per Word
0.000146
Description
When Vikings raid and destroy a small coastal village, Hekja and her dog are captured and taken to Greenland. In this harsh and cold land, Hekja becomes a thrall - a slave - to Freydis Eriksdottir, daughter of the infamous Erik the Red.