Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
73597
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
341
Points per Page
0.035191
Description
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbour with a most unusual task.