Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
47040
Points per Word
0.000149
Description
Alex Neptune, a boy who can control water, has been haunted by the ocean's danger since childhood. When he discovers an imprisoned water dragon, he sets out to rescue it, battling mythical creatures and antagonists in a modern world. The middle-grade novel (reading level 5.7) includes violent scenes and references to animal cruelty, and it is the first book in the Alex Neptune series.