Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1169
Points per Word
0.000428
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South. The coauthor is Fredrick McKissack.