Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.5
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
41081
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
226
Points per Page
0.030973
Description
Rescued from an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, Lava is cared for by the Marines who found him and is eventually permitted to come to the United States. The plot contains profanity and war violence. The coauthor is Melinda Roth.