War in the Ring: Joe, Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight Between America and Hitler
Author: Florio, John
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.3
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
28044
Points per Word
0.000178
Page Count
199
Points per Page
0.025126
Description
This book recounts the politically and racially charged rivalry between African American boxing champion Joe Louis and white German boxer Max Schmeling, which grew between 1936 and 1938. The coauthor is Ouisie Shapiro.