Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
68130
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
288
Points per Page
0.034722
Description
In 1863 Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Ben and his dog, Captain, set off to find Ben's brother, Reuben, who is in the Union Army. Their father has died, and Ben wants Rueben to come home to help take care of things.