Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.7
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
46132
Points per Word
0.00013
Description
When his family moves from Arizona to Massachusetts, fifth-grader Ben has a hard time forgetting the desert he loves, but when he finds a kindred spirit in his science teacher, he finally begins to feel at home.