Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.9
Points
32.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
189005
Points per Word
0.000169
Page Count
551
Points per Page
0.058076
Description
At a German POW camp during World War II, a black soldier is accused of murdering a white man. Tommy Hart is appointed to defend him in court. The two men find themselves struggling to preserve their dignity against seemingly impossible odds.