Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
17607
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Because protecting spotted owls has cost Borden's father his job as a logger in the old growth forest of northern California, Borden intends to kill any spotted owl he sees until he and his father find themselves taking care of a young owlet.