Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
59830
Points per Word
0.000134
Page Count
320
Points per Page
0.025
Description
Twelve-year-old Li'l T and his family face great losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, including leaving Buddy, their very special, three-legged dog, behind when they must evacuate. The plot contains references to violence.