READABILITY ANALYSIS

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Levels

The readability statistics was determined by using Microsoft ® Office Word 2003, which provided grade levels based on the average number of syllables per word and the average number of words per sentence. Of importance, the readability index is a predictor, not an exact measure of reading difficulty. Therefore, commonsense criteria should be used in making a judgment about the readability of the text for any given reader.

Overall Novel
Grade Level = 6.6

Prologue
Grade Level = 8.0

Chapter 1: Voyage
Grade level = 7.8

Chapter II: Spring
Grade level = 5.3

Chapter III: Hunted School
Grade level = 6.8

Chapter IV: Voodoo Sea
Grade level = 6.4

Chapter V: Revenge of the Pharaohs
Grade level = 6.4

Chapter VI: Discovery
Grade level = 6.3

Chapter VII: The Holy Season
Grade level = 5.8

Chapter VIII: The Anu
Grade level = 5.9

Chapter IX: The Place-of-No-Time
Grade level = 5.9

Chapter X: Rescue
Grade level = 5.5

Chapter XI: Jumping the Broom
Grade level = 6.9

Epilogue
Grade Level = 7.4