Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54062
Points per Word
0.000166
Page Count
195
Points per Page
0.046154
Description
A Hand Full of Stars is a young adult novel written in diary format, in which a teenage boy in Damascus, Syria dreams of becoming a journalist while living under a repressive political regime. The story follows his daily life, observations, and experiences growing up in the city. The book contains mature content including profanity and sexual situations. The novel explores themes of censorship, political suppression, and the aspirations of youth in a restricted society.