Behind the Mountains: The Diary of Celiane Esperance cover

Behind the Mountains: The Diary of Celiane Esperance

Author: Danticat, Edwidge

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.6
Points 5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 29329
Points per Word 0.00017
Page Count 192
Points per Page 0.026042

Description

Writing in the notebook her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.