Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.1
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
78149
Points per Word
0.000166
Page Count
316
Points per Page
0.041139
Series
Elsie
Description
In a frightening incident, Elsie's husband, Edward Travilla, narrowly survives an accidental shooting when friends tease son Edward Jr. into firing a loaded pistol. Meanwhile, the community is plagued with attacks by the Ku Klux Klan.