Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52583
Points per Word
0.000133
Page Count
257
Points per Page
0.027237
Description
In 1943, 11-year-old Ellie is her brother Jimmy's "best girl". When he leaves Pittsburgh just before Thanksgiving to fight in WWII, he promises he will return, asks her to leave the Christmas tree up until he does, and reminds her to "let the joy out".