Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
36050
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
215
Points per Page
0.023256
Description
"The Lost Library" by Rebecca Stead (with coauthor Wendy Mass) is a middle grades mystery about eleven-year-old Evan, who discovers a mysterious Little Free Library that appears overnight in his town of Martinville, guarded by a large orange cat. Along with his best friend Rafe, Evan finds old books in the library and uncovers a connection to a long-ago event that the grown-ups in town refuse to discuss. The book is rated at a 4.3 reading level for grades 4-8.