Cry of Courage cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.8
Points 7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 42689
Points per Word 0.000164
Page Count 169
Points per Page 0.04142

Description

Three friends struggle with the impact of the Civil War. Gideon is determined to escape the farm and become a writer. Emily, recently orphaned, learns to deal with her strong abolitionist views, and Nat, a slave boy, hopes for freedom.