Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
23933
Points per Word
0.000125
Page Count
185
Points per Page
0.016216
Series
Based on a True Story
Description
This fictional retelling shares the legend of John Clem, who ran away from his Ohio home to become a drummer boy during the Civil War. He became famous when he was captured in 1863 and was exchanged after a short stay in Andersonville prison.