Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
25395
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
248
Points per Page
0.016129
Description
Something Like Home is a novel in verse by Andrea Beatriz Arango about Laura Rodríguez Colón, a young girl who wants to live with her parents again. When she finds a lost puppy, she creates a plan that will allow her to see her parents. The Pura Belpré Honor winning book follows the girl and the dog as they help each other find their way home, discovering family in each other along the way.