Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.1
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
47673
Points per Word
0.000168
Page Count
210
Points per Page
0.038095
Description
Latifa, who was sixteen when the Taliban came to power, tells about her family's experiences under the regime, focusing on the lives of women who were abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their home without an escort.