Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
46583
Points per Word
0.000129
Page Count
232
Points per Page
0.025862
Description
Joshua, the new kid in town whose father works as a recruiter for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, struggles to make friends and is comforted by Jack, a dog unlike any other that seems to understand Joshua's feelings.