Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
21350
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn work together to earn money for a puppy to protect them from bullies. When they learn about a dog-fighting ring where dogs are often brutally injured, they are torn about how to respond.