Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.6
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
31647
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
121
Points per Page
0.041322
Description
After fleeing their California home to escape a possible radiation leak from a nuclear power plant, twelve-year-old Ephraim and his family find themselves caught up in circumstances perhaps even more threatening to them.