Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42328
Points per Word
0.000165
Page Count
235
Points per Page
0.029787
Description
After an aeroplane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the wilderness. He learns to survive, initially with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother. During the ordeal, he also learns to survive his parents' divorce.