Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56982
Points per Word
0.00014
Page Count
311
Points per Page
0.025723
Description
Soon after their mother's sudden death, 12-year-old Liberty and 8-year-old Billie are abandoned at a gas station by the father they barely know. Liberty tries to keep them safe until either Dad returns, or they can contact Julie, their mother's friend.