Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
2781
Points per Word
0.00018
Page Count
38
Points per Page
0.013158
Description
Jacob, a Jewish boy in 1959, feels his life is drab when confronted by the trappings of the Christmas holiday, but he learns to appreciate his own heritage when an invitation to share Christmas day with a friend turns out to be less than he expected.