Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.0
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
41504
Points per Word
0.000145
Page Count
177
Points per Page
0.033898
Description
In 1941 in Kansas, as America enters World War II, fourteen-year-old William finds himself alienated from his friend Jim, a Mennonite who does not believe in fighting for any reason and refuses to support the war effort in any way.