Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54595
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
279
Points per Page
0.028674
Description
Twelve-year-old Milagros barely survives an invasion of her tiny Caribbean island home, escapes with the help of mysterious sea creatures, reunites briefly with her pirate father, and learns about a mother's love when cast ashore on another island.