Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.4
Points
14.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
88663
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
246
Points per Page
0.056911
Description
Young newlywed Alice Bullock's husband has just joined the Union Army, leaving her on his Iowa farm with his formidable mother. Alice discovers her own hidden strengths when she is accused of murder.