Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
8881
Points per Word
0.000113
Description
Bess has begun a job at a mill. Life there is cruel, and the only way to survive is to escape. When rumours spread of a creature in the millpond, Bess is sure it's nonsense, until one night she sees something stir in the water. Contains physical abuse.