Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.2
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43354
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
215
Points per Page
0.027907
Description
Upon returning to Italy, fourteen-year-old Roberto struggles to survive, first on his own and then as a member of the resistance, fighting against the Nazi occupiers while yearning to reach home safely and for an end to the war.