Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.2
Lexile Measure®: 1060
DRA: 44
Guided Reading: V
Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- Family Life
- Farm and Ranch Life
Sensitivity
- Objectionable Language
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
A young city boy is sent to spend the summer on his aunt and uncle's farm. Though he has lived many places over the years, he has never experienced anything like farm life... and he has never met "anyone" like Harris, his daredevil of a cousin. If the two of them can survive wrestling three-hundred-pound pigs and mouse-hunting with toothless old Louie's fire-spitting pet lynx — which, unlike his master, has "plenty" of teeth — they just might make it through the summer!About the Authors or Illustrators
Children's author Gary Paulsen ran away from home at the age of fourteen. His experience in diverse jobs and a wide range of interests have provided the basis for many of his works, including Hatchet and Dogsong.
Wendell Minor draws upon his lifelong passion for environmental issues to create illustrations for children's books. He has also written and illustrated the Book Pumpkin Heads.
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