Publication Date: October 1, 1991
Reading Level: Lexile Measure 870L, Scholastic Guided Reading Level U
Interest Level: Grade Level: 4 - 7; Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Major Awards: 1992 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 6-9 (Nominee)
Number of Pages: 128 pages
Approximate Word Count: 22,620 words -- The average reader will spend 1 hours and 30 minutes reading Weasel at 250 words per minute.*
Audible Book Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
Book Themes: Revenge, Guilt, Family
Genre: Historical Fiction
Setting: Ohio 1839
Important Quote:
“Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game...You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it's hardly ever what you expect.”
First Line: The dogs were dozing in their usual places by the fire whtn the knock came
Point of View: First Person through Nathan
*Estimate from Reading Length