Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
48903
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
246
Points per Page
0.028455
Description
When his father's Boston bank fails in 1838, causing his family to relocate to a small Maine town, twelve-year-old Jake Webber works to prepare the family for the harsh winter while also keeping the existence of his disabled younger brother a secret.