Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35114
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
164
Points per Page
0.030488
Description
Benjy's life is torn asunder when a simple trip to the market goes awry and he is taken by captors with a group of German immigrants to work with the poorly kept crew of the "Ella Dawn," an oystering vessel. The plot contains profanity.