Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.1
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35697
Points per Word
0.00014
Page Count
138
Points per Page
0.036232
Description
A friendless girl, teased mercilessly at school because her uncle manages the town dump, finds a friend in Mrs. Fish, the school custodian, and gradually life becomes more bearable.