Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
27085
Points per Word
0.000148
Page Count
167
Points per Page
0.023952
Description
In Williamsburg, Virginia, two years before the start of the American Revolution, nine-year-old Maria worries that her mother will lose her contract to publish official reports and announcements of the British government.