AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
8
Word Count
53,546
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
65240 EN
About this book
In 1900, as a family of Finnish immigrants begins farming on the edge of a Minnesota lake, Matti works as a store clerk, teaches English, and works on the homestead, striving to get out of his older brother's shadow and earn their father's respect.