Dangling Man cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 5.6
Points 8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 51463
Points per Word 0.000155
Page Count 191
Points per Page 0.041885

Description

Joseph, having resigned his job in anticipation of being drafted into the army in 1942, finds himself wandering the streets of Chicago with nothing but time on his hands when his induction is delayed.