Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
9471
Points per Word
0.000106
Page Count
55
Points per Page
0.018182
Description
Nine-year-old Hildy tells nobody, not even her "most best friend" that she is losing her hearing. But the longer she keeps this secret, the more problems she creates. Finally, Hildy has no choice but to admit to her handicap.