Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.7
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
72906
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
270
Points per Page
0.040741
Series
Guardians of the North
Description
In the fifth book of this series set on the Canadian frontier, a deadly flu epidemic strikes the small town of Fort Macleod. The town's only doctor becomes the first victim of the disease, and unknowingly spreads the germs to his own patients. The story takes place during the era of the mounted police in early Canadian history.