Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.3
Points
18.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
117422
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
568
Points per Page
0.03169
Series
Red River of the North
Description
Hjelmer travels west to work on the railroad, and after sending only one letter to Penny, who has agreed to wait for him, he is not heard from again. As time passes, other suitors pursue Penny, and her love for Hjelmer is tested.