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Hero of Lesser Causes

Author: Johnston, Julie

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 4.3
Points 8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 53854
Points per Word 0.000149
Page Count 232
Points per Page 0.034483

Description

In 1946, twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.