Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.3
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
38661
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
182
Points per Page
0.038462
Series
Dragonriders of Pern
Description
Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help -- except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka sneaks off to help her people.