Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
11736
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.017857
Series
Girls Survive
Description
Lena has a sheltered life in the relatively wealthy Black Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In May 1921, racial tensions explode, and white men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood. Text contains mild profanity, violence and disturbing imagery.