Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.7
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62042
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
233
Points per Page
0.042918
Description
Newspaper copyboy Victor Vollmer sets out from Memphis to fulfill a promise to Mr. Spiro, his late friend and mentor. With the help of a new friend, Philomene, he may meet the challenge. The story includes mild profanity and sexual situations.