Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.2
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54389
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.033333
Description
In this twist on "The Nightingale," Little John, despite his own poverty and grief, reaches out to Gayle, an unhappy foster child living next door, who sings beautifully and hides a great secret.