Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
15.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
99301
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
500
Points per Page
0.03
Description
Based on actual events set in Abilene, Kansas, Will Merritt is fiercely protective of the cattle trade that made his father's fortune, but the townsfolk resent the migrant settlers whose new farms are slicing up the rangeland.