Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
7862
Points per Word
0.000127
Page Count
80
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
"Claim to Fame" by Nancy K. Wallace follows third-grader Abby Spencer and her friends, known as the Book Bunch, as they spend their remaining summer days preparing a play for their local public library and visiting Abigail Flynn at Evergreen Nursing Home. The story takes place during the end of summer in a contemporary setting, focusing on the friendship between Abby and the elderly Abigail. The book is written at a third-grade reading level and centers on themes of friendship, community, and intergenerational relationships.