Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure®: 1120
DRA: 38
Guided Reading: P
Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Character and Values
- Friends and Friendship
- Understanding Self and Others
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
Unhappy and lonely living in a New York City hotel for men, Solomon Singer yearns to return to his rural Indiana roots. When Solomon wanders into the Westway Cafe, he meets a waiter whose cheerful smile and friendly attitude change Solomon's outlook on life.About the Authors or Illustrators
Award-winning children's author Cynthia Rylant didn't discover great writing until college. Soon after, she was inspired to write her own beautiful story, When I Was Young in the Mountains.
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