Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
32369
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.022321
Description
In 1957, problems at the mine threaten to ruin Christmas for fifth-grader Don, his family, and the rest of their coal town, but Don's bloodhound, Frank, is determined to do whatever it takes to make the holiday special for Don and his sister.