Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
20164
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.026786
Description
Twelve-year-old David faces conflicting emotions when his father, who taught him to ride the horses he loves, returns home to spend Thanksgiving Day with the family after being away for a year. The story explores David's feelings about his father's return and the impact it has on his family. This middle grades novel deals with themes of family, absence, and reconciliation.