Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
36987
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.034722
Description
When the Depression strikes America, Petey Williamson's father loses his job, and the family slides rapidly into poverty. When Petey's much-admired cousin starts working as a union organizer, poverty turns into tragedy.