Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
56221
Points per Word
0.00016
Page Count
272
Points per Page
0.033088
Description
When his older brother joins the army during World War II in order to escape the rages of an authoritarian father, eleven-year-old Foster fights his battles on the home front.