Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
79489
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
341
Points per Page
0.032258
Description
In a small town near Chicago in 1953, 12-year-old Tommy faces escalating problems at home, but taking over his hospitalized sister's paper route introduces him to neighbors he comes to rely on for help. The plot contains graphic violence and abuse.