Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
71149
Points per Word
0.000141
Description
Donny is living in foster care when he learns of the canal that leads to back to Hackney. Wanting to see his mum who is due to leave prison, Donny hatches a plan to cross 29 locks to get home. Contains racism, drug abuse and references to gang violence.