Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62846
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
207
Points per Page
0.048309
Series
Twentieth Century Classics
Description
These twelve interrelated stories set in a fertile California valley portray the human failings and frailties, and the illusions and pretensions that undermine the rich promises of "the pastures of heaven."