The Water Is Wide cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 7.2
Points 17.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 97909
Points per Word 0.000174
Page Count 294
Points per Page 0.057823

Description

On Yamacraw Island, a nearly deserted island off the coast of South Carolina, a young, idealistic teacher attempts to change the education system while also exposing his students to possibilities that never existed.