Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
57029
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.0375
Description
When eleven-year-old Shabanu is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the customary decision or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.