Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
27436
Points per Word
0.000182
Page Count
200
Points per Page
0.025
Description
This chronicle of the life of Charles S. Stratton, who stopped growing about sevec months after his birth in 1838 and began performing as a curiosity named Tom Thumb, includes discussion regarding ethical questions about exploitation.