Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
50271
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
336
Points per Page
0.02381
Description
The lives of four characters, including a runaway slave and an ocelot, flow together across time through connections to a bayou and a marble angel. Text contains mild profanity, violence and sexual situations. Themes include racism and animal abuse.