Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.0
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
20548
Points per Word
0.000146
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.026786
Description
When his older brother Ben leaves the family farm to join the army in 1943, ten-year-old Maury is left behind to face his angry father and care for Ben's injured puppy. The story is set during World War II on a rural farm. Maory must navigate family tensions and responsibility while waiting for his brother to return.