AR Book Level
4.0
AR Points
3
Word Count
20,548
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
55042 EN
About this book
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.
