Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
24707
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
142
Points per Page
0.028169
Description
Punctuated by dogs and chooks and the daily tragicomedy of small town life, this book follows Mick and his mates as they constantly court disaster and struggle to hold on in the roller-coaster ride of life on the dole.