The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide cover

The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide

Author: Hirsch, Andy

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 3.5
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 7451
Points per Word 0.000134
Page Count 128
Points per Page 0.007812

Description

In 1863, America is divided not just by the Civil War. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Book has violence, implied profanity, disturbing imagery and a theme of racism.