Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery
Author: Conkling, Winifred
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
8.0
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
33016
Points per Word
0.000182
Page Count
170
Points per Page
0.035294
Description
In 1848, Emily was among 76 fugitives on the "Pearl" during America's largest slave escape attempt. Her story is told through narrative, sidebars, and more than 50 photographs and illustrations. The text contains descriptions of violence.