Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
18597
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
122
Points per Page
0.02459
Series
Orca Young Readers
Description
It’s 1861 and orphan Jo has made it from Carson City to San Francisco without anyone figuring out that she’s a girl in boy’s clothing. When she hears talk of gold strikes in the Cariboo, Jo and her friend Bart sign on for a difficult journey.