Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
15198
Points per Word
0.000132
Page Count
126
Points per Page
0.015873
Series
Encounter the Saints
Description
This biography follows Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, as she navigates her life from her early years in New York to her conversion to Catholicism and eventual founding of the Sisters of Charity. The book details her struggles as a young widow, her establishment of the first Catholic school in America, and her role in creating a religious congregation. Set during the early American republic, the story presents the historical context of religious tolerance and the challenges faced by Catholic immigrants in the new nation.