Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.0
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62503
Points per Word
0.000176
Page Count
270
Points per Page
0.040741
Series
Newbery Honor Roll
Description
After being turned out by his mean-spirited uncle, Chris Dahlberg decides to harvest some of the giant logs down the Mississippi River to market in St. Louis.