Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35247
Points per Word
0.000142
Description
Abandoned by her father during the Depression, eleven-year-old Elsie lives in the garage behind her old house with her mother, grandmother, and uncle. After her mother and uncle disappear, Elsie goes to a dance marathon, where she finds joy and despair.