Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
69384
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
300
Points per Page
0.036667
Description
Loving their gifted teacher, who makes them feel like the indignity of school is worthwhile, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories.