Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
13217
Points per Word
0.000151
Description
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to a government facility. There, she makes a new life for herself and, in the face of tragedy, finds strength in new friendships. Text contains violence, racism and cultural bias.