Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1350
Points per Word
0.00037
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
History's Kid Heroes
Description
In 1781, fifteen-year-old James Forten, a free African American from Philadelphia, is proud to be fighting for the American colonies, but when the British capture the ship on which he serves, he fears for both his life and his freedom.