Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.7
Points
18.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
109565
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
311
Points per Page
0.057878
Description
In early 20th century Vietnam, a young man is sold into slavery and falls in love with the mayor's granddaughter. Even though she returns his love, their union is stopped by his past -- a sham marriage he was forced into at the age of seven.