Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55691
Points per Word
0.00018
Description
Curdie is the son of a miner who, like his father, works deep within the mountains digging for the gold and silver that keeps the kingdom a happy and prosperous one. One day an old woman tells him he has been chosen for a very special mission.