Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1101
Points per Word
0.000454
Page Count
44
Points per Page
0.011364
Description
Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of eleven kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk and ended up at the other end of the Appalachian Trail.