Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.3
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43080
Points per Word
0.000162
Description
Facing poverty in the city of Liverpool, Patience's mother sends her to her uncle's farm in Wales. A chance meeting with a young slave from Antigua results in the two girls setting off together. The story reflects the political climate of the 1830s.