Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets. Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 4.4 ATOS Book Level: 4 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 4 AR Quiz: 146332EN Reading Counts Level: 3.3 Reading Counts Points: 9 Lexile Measure: 580 Guided Reading Level: W Fountas & Pinnell: W.