Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
6616
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
54
Points per Page
0.018519
Description
"Alice's Birthday Pig" is about a young girl named Alice who has trouble pronouncing the word "animal," saying "aminal" instead, which her brother uses to tease her mercilessly. When she receives a guinea pig as a birthday present, she names him Aminal to turn her mispronounced word into a real name and get revenge on her brother. The book is set in a family home and is written for middle grade readers at a 4.5 reading level.