Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.5
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
54448
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
175
Points per Page
0.045714
Description
Jonathan, a rebellious seventeen-year-old city boy, is sent to live with his uncle at a remote Arctic settlement on Baffin Island, a world away from his passion: playing in a jazz group. Angry with his mother, he must come to terms with his new life.