Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7183
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Missions of California
Description
Mission San Miguel Arcangel, by Kathleen J. Edgar and coauthor Susan E. Edgar, uses text and photographs to trace the history of the California mission from its founding in 1797 to the present day. It explains the motives behind Spanish colonization in California and describes the effects of the mission system on the indigenous peoples of the region. The book is aimed at middle-grade readers and provides a factual overview of the mission's role in California history.