Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2341
Points per Word
0.000214
Page Count
80
Points per Page
0.00625
Description
Thomas Paine, an English corset-maker's son, was expected to spend his life sewing women's underwear. He dared to change his destiny, enduring years of struggle until a meeting with Benjamin Franklin led Thomas to America in 1774.