Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
26729
Points per Word
0.00015
Page Count
158
Points per Page
0.025316
Description
Mary and her brother Peter are the only survivors an airplane crash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey.