Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
42304
Points per Word
0.000142
Description
In 1917, James is sent to live with his relatives in a mill town when his father goes to war. At first James is deeply unhappy, but as the summer goes on, he discovers true friendship that will last a lifetime.