Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
3.7
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
58026
Points per Word
0.000138
Page Count
240
Points per Page
0.033333
Description
Faced with the possibility of living with a dreadful aunt, fifteen-year-old Martyn Pig decides not to tell authorities when his alcoholic father dies accidentally, instead asking a friend for her help in disposing of the body.