Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52897
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
184
Points per Page
0.043478
Description
The twins, Astra and Hugo, have come to Canada with their family to seek a new life after the end of the Second World War. But when their father collapses from a heart attack, it is the children who have to struggle to support the family.