Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
61751
Points per Word
0.000146
Description
There's never a good time to be orphaned and abandoned, but particularly not when you are twelve years of age, and it's the Great Depression.
Quick Summary
Set during the gritty Great Depression, this story follows a scrappy twelve-year-old who faces orphanhood and abandonment with a sharp wit and endless sass. Kids will cheer for her clever schemes and refusal to give up, even when life serves up dust, hunger, and the kind of crazy adults who could make anyone laugh or cry. If your kid loves the humor and heart of "Esperanza Rising" mixed with the spunky determination of "Matilda," they'll devour every page. Perfect for kids in grades 4 through 6, or ages 9 to 12, who enjoy stories about underdogs who outsmart the odds.