Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
44487
Points per Word
0.000157
Description
Driven by his grief over the loss of his family and by his longing for adventure, Bruce MacLennan sets out from Scotland for China, where he buys a young girl, who tries to ease his pain but instead is caught up in his desire for vengeance.