Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.3
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
12192
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
After winning her freedom in a California court, former slave Bridget "Biddy" Mason worked as a nurse and bought a house that she used to help people in need. She lived her life with an "open hand," a hand that both received and shared blessings.