Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55949
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
249
Points per Page
0.036145
Description
Stanley is a dog handler, working in the trenches during the First World War. As the fighting escalates, and Stanley experiences the true horror of war, he comes to realise that the loyalty of his dog is the only thing he can rely on.