Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
71045
Points per Word
0.000155
Page Count
304
Points per Page
0.036184
Description
During a long journey out West, Caleb faces deserts, tornadoes, wolves, and an infamous gang as he tries to honor his promise to his dying mother and keep his sisters safe. Text has violence, racism, sexual prejudice, animal cruelty, disturbing imagery.