Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
64434
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
318
Points per Page
0.031447
Description
Nick endures servitude and beatings after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941. When his father and others are taken prisoner, Nick, stranded with his friend Mya, plans a daring escape and rescue on elephants.