Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1727
Points per Word
0.00029
Description
Why is it that Joachim is so fascinated by Old Ridley, the inventor who lives next door? Are the mysterious rumours about the old man really true? Can he fly? Has he invented light? Is he mad? The destinies of man and boy are about to be entwined.