Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
50793
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
263
Points per Page
0.026616
Description
Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.