Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
6349
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Next Chapters
Description
Jack, his sister, and their parents are one of the pioneer families who, in 1843, pack up their belongings and headed West in a wagon train. When Jack loses his dog while trying to cross the swift North Platte River, he wonders if moving is worth it.