Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.3
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54210
Points per Word
0.000166
Page Count
256
Points per Page
0.035156
Description
October Song by Beverly Lewis is a novel set in the Amish community that follows multiple characters navigating life, love, and faith. The story features newlyweds Katie and Dan, who live with the consequences of shunning, as well as Rachel and her husband Philip, an outsider adjusting to Amish life while becoming a parent. Additional plotlines include the courtship of Lydia Cottrell and her betrothed Levi King, and Sarah Cain, a wife and mother balancing her life with the traditions of her community.