Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.5
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55887
Points per Word
0.000179
Page Count
189
Points per Page
0.05291
Description
A black teacher from British Guiana describes how he overcame the hostility and prejudices of his students in a London slum.