A Day for Rememberin': The First Memorial Day cover

A Day for Rememberin': The First Memorial Day

Author: Henderson, Leah

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.8
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 1401
Points per Word 0.000357
Page Count 40
Points per Page 0.0125

Description

Ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Text contains racism and disturbing imagery.