Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
4.1
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
25984
Points per Word
0.000154
Page Count
194
Points per Page
0.020619
Description
Eddie faces grown-up problems at home after his brother goes off to fight in WWII and he is left behind to deal with his stubborn grandfather, a friend who has been accused of arson, and the girl Eddie has a crush on. The story is told in free verse.