Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54663
Points per Word
0.000146
Page Count
262
Points per Page
0.030534
Description
Eleven-year-old Otto wants a dog, but his twelve-year-old perfect sister, Lexi, wants a cat. Their mother, who works very long hours as a nurse, wants neither. Pets are expensive, so who's going to pay for everything?