Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5514
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
57
Points per Page
0.017544
Series
Orca Echoes
Description
Seven-year-old Sam is devastated when his mother leaves him for two weeks on his grandfather's ranch, where Grandpa enforces many rules. While there, Sam learns to ride a horse and discovers surprising information about his father, who died when Sam was a baby. When Sam must overcome his fear of riding to help rescue his grandpa, he gains a new appreciation for both his grandfather and life on the ranch.