Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.0
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
52592
Points per Word
0.000133
Page Count
265
Points per Page
0.026415
Description
When a Confederate general threatens to burn Hagerstown, Maryland, unless it pays an exorbitant ransom, twelve-year-old Amelia and her friend find a way to save the town.