Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35078
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, heads west in search of his uncle Jesse, who has gone to find gold to help prevent foreclosure. When Early discovers that Jesse is in trouble, he makes some hard decisions.