AR Book Level
5.5
AR Points
7
Word Count
43,010
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
25031 EN
About this book
The setting for this story is a small rural town in southwestern Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Many struggled to survive, as did Turkey John, who lived in a dugout earthen house and fished and hunted for his livelihood.