Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
90379
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
533
Points per Page
0.026266
Description
Nhamo is an orphan who flees her village rather than face a hateful marriage. Alone for the first time in her life, she paddles towards Zimbabwe in her canoe, where she is in constant danger from wild animals, and fearful of the spirits of the dead.