Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Once is 3rd and 4th grade. Readers on Amazon consider it readable at 7 - 9 Grade Level.
A popular method used by schools to measure a student reader’s ability is Lexile level or a Lexile Measure. The Lexile Level of Once is 640L .
Readers of age 12 - 18 years will enjoy Once .
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 25 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
The estimated word count of Once (Once Series Book 1) is 28,830 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 1 hrs 56 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 13 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 5 mins.
Once (Once Series Book 1) - 28,830 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 3 hrs 13 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 1 hrs 56 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 5 mins |
for Once (Once Series Book 1)
Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, is hiding from the Nazis in a Catholic orphanage. The only problem is that he doesn't know anything about the war, and thinks he's only in the orphanage while his parents travel and try to salvage their bookselling business. And when he thinks his parents are in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland. To Felix, everything is a story: Why did he get a whole carrot in his soup? It must be sign that his parents are coming to get him. Why are the Nazis burning books? They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library. But as Felix's journey gets increasingly dangerous, he begins to see horrors that not even stories can explain.Despite his grim suroundings, Felix never loses hope. Morris Gleitzman takes a painful subject and expertly turns it into a story filled with love, friendship, and even humor. Read more