Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43782
Points per Word
0.000137
Page Count
194
Points per Page
0.030928
Description
Eleven-year-old Chive, homeless because his parents have lost their farm and are looking for work in the city, strikes up an unusual friendship with eleven-year-old Terry and competes with him in a skateboard competition.