Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
7234
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.025
Description
Three traditional tales relate the antics and misadventures of a poor mountain boy whose innocence, ingenuity, and luck enable him to outwit the wicked forces of the world around him. These are stories by Ray Hicks as told to Lynn Salsi.