Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
62941
Points per Word
0.000159
Description
At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As he sails out with the First Fleet, Tom realises he will never see England again. He must face the challenges of the new land.