Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
9888
Points per Word
0.000202
Description
In first century Rome, in the turmoil after a rumour circulates that mad Emperor "Littleboots" is dead, young Marcus brings home a horse that the emperor had proclaimed a consul and his family decides they must treat it as an honoured guest.