Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
9325
Points per Word
0.000107
Page Count
143
Points per Page
0.006993
Description
This biography, written in verse, explores the life of a South Carolina slave named Dave who became skilled at turning pots and jars on a pottery wheel and learned to read and write, using these skills to speak out against slavery.