ATOS 5.1
Lexile 860L
41707 words
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
AR Point 6.0
Fiction
Award Winners-Boston Globe/Horn Book Award/Honors; Award Winners-Newbery Honor; Award Winners-SLJ Best Book; Award Winners-Christopher Award; Award Winners-Booklist Editors' Choice; Countries/Regions-United States; Countries/Regions-China; Family Life-Growing Up; Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 3-5; Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 6-8; Recommended Reading-IRA Teachers Choices/ILA Teachers Choice; Recommended Reading-NY Times Editor's Choice