Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
3144
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
49
Points per Page
0.010204
Description
Sixteen-year-old Lam Hung was once a member of the Viet Cong, but now, he is a scout for the U.S. Marines, ordered to steer the troops safely around land mines and booby traps. Lam's most difficult task could be gaining the platoon's trust.