Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
63206
Points per Word
0.000142
Page Count
231
Points per Page
0.038961
Description
As fugitive slaves on a dangerous journey north to Canada, eleven-year-old Solomon and his grandfather avoid the slavecatchers, but when Grandpa Jacob is injured and cannot make the border crossing, Solomon wonders if he will find his way without him.