Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
8458
Points per Word
0.000118
Page Count
41
Points per Page
0.02439
Description
At the dedication of a school named after him, a former slave tells the story of his life and how, with the help of a white friend, he managed to save money to build a school for black children by being repeatedly sold into and escaping from slavery.