Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.0
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
21545
Points per Word
0.000186
Page Count
120
Points per Page
0.033333
Description
In this biography of a single day, the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 is told from the viewpoint of the people who were there, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer, and a nine-year-old slave.