Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776 cover

Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776

Author: Calkhoven, Laurie

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.1
Points 5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 35034
Points per Word 0.000143
Page Count 195
Points per Page 0.025641

Description

In 1776 Boston, twelve-year-old Daniel enjoys assuming his father's role in taking care of his mother and sister, as well as his work as a spy and messenger for the American revolutionaries, but the pleasure ends when he witnesses the horrors of war.