Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
47460
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
207
Points per Page
0.033816
Description
An orphaned teenage girl joins a Shaker community in mid-nineteenth century New England while searching for her true self and spiritual fulfillment. As she adjusts to the Shaker way of life, she encounters the emerging religion of Mormonism. The story follows her journey of self-discovery and her exploration of different forms of spirituality during this historical period.