Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.0
Points
15.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
95418
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
321
Points per Page
0.046729
Description
Sethe, a former slave who escaped to freedom in Ohio, is haunted eighteen years later by the traumatic memories of Sweet Home, the plantation where she suffered unimaginable horrors. The novel explores how the legacy of slavery continues to affect Sethe and her family, including her daughter Denver and the mysterious young woman named Beloved who appears at their home. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel depicts the psychological impact of slavery and the power of memory on those who survived it.