Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.2
Points
11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
70243
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
336
Points per Page
0.032738
Description
This poignant story of two fifteen-year-old girls describes the shocking realities of the slave trade and plantation life of 18th century America. Amari, a slave, and Polly, and indentured servant, escape a cruel life and try to reach safety in Florida.