Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.5
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
24172
Points per Word
0.000165
Description
Tug Dockery witnesses a brutal act that leaves him unable to speak. When Tug's parents die, Tug's older brother feels compelled to escape from a labor camp to rescue Tug from his grandfather's Florida cattle ranch. Text references ableism and violence.