Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
21219
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.017045
Description
The author describes how dogs have impacted his life from childhood through the present day, recounting the stories of his first dog, Snowball, in the Philippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.