Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
20332
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
117
Points per Page
0.025641
Description
While their father is away looking for work, eight-year-old Patrick and thirteen-year-old Roy create a machine to help their mother make ends meet, even as she is helping tramps.