Amir and Hassan grow up as friends in the same wealthy Kabul household, one the family's son and the other a servant's son, but are separated when Amir's family flees Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion. IOWA HIGH SCHOOL AWARD 2006 - 2007 Interest Level: AD ATOS Book Level: 5.2 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 16 AR Quiz: 77450EN Reading Counts Level: 6.8 Reading Counts Points: 23 Lexile Measure: 840.