Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
18.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
114940
Points per Word
0.000157
Description
In 1913, fourteen-year-old Opal's dreams of going to university are shattered when her father is sent to prison, and she must go to work in a factory. Contains some themes that could be unsuitable for younger readers.