Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
38596
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
216
Points per Page
0.027778
Description
The story of a homeless boy who starts by losing everything. Through his experience as an evacuee in World War II, he finds friendship, vocation, and a place to belong. Text contains violenece, bullying, and racial prejudice.