Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
754
Points per Word
0.000663
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
It's the first day of school. Ida brings her lunch box and Dotty, who has horns and bright red spots and is quiet and friendly. Other kids bring friends to school, too, but as the year passes, Ida begins to wonder if Dotty is welcome anymore.