Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
37231
Points per Word
0.000134
Page Count
176
Points per Page
0.028409
Description
Abandoned by their mother after the death of their father, three youngsters are determined to keep their situation a secret so that the authorities will not split them up and send them to foster homes.