Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.1
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
27911
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
131
Points per Page
0.030534
Description
Teenager Thura Al-Windawi's diary of life in war-torn Iraq offers a compelling insight into the effects of war both on one family and an entire generation of Iraqi youth.