Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.1
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
73466
Points per Word
0.000136
Description
Kansas in 1855 is a difficult place to settle, particularly for a 13-year-old poet like Lucy. Between the pro-slavery border ruffians and insiders like her father who are determined to make Kansas a free state, it's hard to be heard, no matter your age.