Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
39418
Points per Word
0.000152
Description
Natasha's dad has a row with his boss and walks out of his job and home. This would be alright except that it means he, Natasha and her brother Colin have to walk through the mangrove swaps where crocodiles, war and other hazards await them.