Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52357
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
210
Points per Page
0.038095
Description
With the Civil War ended and Reconstruction begun, fifteen-year-old Billy resolves to make the dangerous and challenging journey West in search of real fortune: his true father.