Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
32604
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
150
Points per Page
0.033333
Description
In "Ghost Brother" by C.S. Adler, Wally is a young boy who wishes he could be like his older brother, who has died. His brother appears as a ghost to give Wally advice and support throughout the story. Wally decides to enter a skateboarding competition, and with his brother's guidance, he finally gains the confidence to be himself. The book is a middle grades story (reading level 4.2) about dealing with loss and finding one's own identity.