Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.7
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43853
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
184
Points per Page
0.038043
Description
In the sixth century, the plague is spreading from Britain to Aksum. Ignoring the emperor's command, someone is spreading the plague with salt, and young Telemakos must travel to the salt mines to discover the identity of this traitor to the crown.