Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56886
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
215
Points per Page
0.04186
Description
In 1932 in Florida, despite his older brother’s objections, fifteen-year-old Laddy finds himself, through a series of unforeseen circumstances, traveling alone more than 100 miles to bring back wild horses for the rodeo and for breeding.