Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
29873
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
158
Points per Page
0.031646
Description
Horrendo, a twelve-year-old boy in a small village, is kidnapped by pirates along with the other boys his age and forced to spend two years at sea. The boys must work together to survive their captivity and eventually confront the pirates. Through teamwork they manage to defeat the pirates, lift Horrendo's curse, and return home.