Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
11161
Points per Word
0.000179
Page Count
105
Points per Page
0.019048
Description
Eight-year old Alex is determined to keep the toy mouse he finds tied to a balloon, even after posters appear asking for its return, but when his dog Patch disappears, Alex discovers what it is like to lose something you love more than anything.