Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
4707
Points per Word
0.000212
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.025
Series
Creative Short Stories
Description
A stubborn old Chinese woman finds that her perpetual foe, the river, can be an ally when her village is invaded by enemy troops.