Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35000
Points per Word
0.000171
Description
A knock on the head with a cricket ball lands Theo in hospital where he first encounters a foul-mouthed parrot called Percy. Percy leads Theo to a retired music-hall comedian and a pair of criminals and his life is turned upside down.