Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.7
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
19408
Points per Word
0.000206
Page Count
128
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Headline Court Cases
Description
The book covers the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, one of the most famous court cases in American history, which took place in Dayton, Tennessee. The trial centered on high school teacher John T. Scopes, who was charged with violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in school. Key figures in the case included prosecutor William Jennings Bryan and defense attorney Clarence Darrow. The book examines the conflict between science and religious belief that emerged during this landmark trial.