Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
66066
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
272
Points per Page
0.036765
Description
In war-torn Poland in 1870, ten-year-old Leo, the oldest of nine children of impoverished parents, sets out to earn a living, hoping one day to help his family by making his fortune in America. The plot contains profanity, violence, and alcohol use.