Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.1
Points
25.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
145858
Points per Word
0.000171
Description
Fidelis Waldvogel, a German sniper during WWI, returns home to marry the pregnant widow of his best friend who was killed in action, and moves his family to North Dakota, where he sets up a butcher shop and starts a singing club.