Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.4
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
41145
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
178
Points per Page
0.039326
Description
Shao Bin, a worker at the Harvest Fertilizer plant in a small Chinese factory town, sets off a storm of controversy when he composes a satirical cartoon criticizing his superiors for unfair practices and sends it to the provincial newspaper.