Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
38060
Points per Word
0.000158
Description
It is June, 1861, and 18-year old Amos is leaving England in search of his father, Jim. Amos was only six when Jim was presumed drowned on his way to Australia, but Amos is certain that his father is still alive.