Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
39437
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
209
Points per Page
0.028708
Description
Maya, a Canadian of East Indian descent, struggles with her ethnic identity, infatuation with a classmate, and the presence of her beautiful Bengali cousin, Pinky, who comes for a visit bearing a powerful statue of the god Ganesh, the Hindu elephant boy.