Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
5.0
Points
16.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
106078
Points per Word
0.000151
Page Count
368
Points per Page
0.043478
Description
Samuel, a well-mannered black boy, takes the blame for his mischievous younger brother's prank and is sold into slavery in the South, where he plans diligently to regain his freedom. The plot contains profanity, violence, and racial slurs.