Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
13152
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
118
Points per Page
0.016949
Description
This book tells of the Great Depression, including stories of dust storms, soup kitchens, Hoovervilles, kids at work, kids on trains, popular culture, and the beginning of World War II.