Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 1976
Word Count 83,774
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 12780, 14.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
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