Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
39807
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
208
Points per Page
0.028846
Description
In the summer of 1962 with everyone nervous about a possible nuclear war, ten-year-old Rex, having just moved to Ottawa from Vancouver with his family, faces his own personal challenges as he discovers new friends and a new understanding of the world.