Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
68048
Points per Word
0.000147
Page Count
359
Points per Page
0.027855
Description
The year is 1867 and the South has lost the Civil War. Those on the lowest rungs, like Shad's family, fear that the freed slaves will take the few jobs available. In this climate of despair and fear, Shad is torn between loyalty and doing what is right.