Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55413
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
214
Points per Page
0.042056
Description
Given to the Great Father on the night of his birth, Boy is reared by a dog in a village whose people barely tolerate him, despite signs that he is special. He travels far striving to find his rightful place in the brutal world of humans.