Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.6
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
23241
Points per Word
0.000129
Description
It is 1934, the time of the Great Depression, in a settlement of miners' dugouts. Fifteen-year-old Neil and his parents have come, hoping to strike it lucky, but the gold is elusive, other miners intolerant, and Neil's only friend is a bully.