Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.9
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
67300
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
357
Points per Page
0.030812
Description
Gary Paulsen was born during World War II, and his turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and librarians gave him inspiration to explore the world through books. Text contains violence and themes of alcoholism.