Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
28756
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
160
Points per Page
0.025
Description
This novel is based on the life of Henry Bibb, an American slave who, after repeated attempts, escaped in 1841 to become an antislavery speaker, author, and founder of a Black newspaper. The plot contains sexual references and graphic violence.