The Printer's Apprentice cover

The Printer's Apprentice

Author: Krensky, Stephen

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.3
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 12444
Points per Word 0.000161
Page Count 103
Points per Page 0.019417

Description

In 1735 in New York City, a young printer's apprentice learns about the importance of freedom of speech when the printer Peter Zenger is arrested and tried for writing articles criticizing the government.