Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.3
Points
15.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
91675
Points per Word
0.000164
Description
While working in Japan immediately after World War II, Oliver Leith meets and falls in love with a girl half his age. This is the story of his struggle to keep that love alive once they are parted, set against the aftermath of war in Asia and Europe.