Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
48844
Points per Word
0.000143
Description
When Esty's father is killed defending starving Irish peasants, she is forced to leave home and work as a maid. But the dream of gold and a better life in Australia keeps her going, and she is determined to live out her dream.