Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.4
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
31091
Points per Word
0.000129
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.022727
Description
To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.