Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.1
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
88582
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
316
Points per Page
0.041139
Series
Return to Red River
Description
Thorliff dreams of attending college to study journalism, but his father has other plans for him and refuses to agree. The threat of a crop failure means no money for college. Thorliff is torn between love for his father and his dream.