AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
9
Word Count
56,814
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
188891 EN
About this book
Orphaned as a child, Beck endures harsh labor and abuse at the hands of caretakers, then travels across the American border during the height of the Great Depression. The plot contains profanity and violence. The coauthor is Meg Rosoff.