Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
48039
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
231
Points per Page
0.034632
Description
In 1920 in the mountains of western North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must deal with the underhanded dealings of outside businessmen.