Washington Is Burning! The War of 1812 cover

Washington Is Burning! The War of 1812

Author: Cunningham, Alvin Robert

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.0
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 7007
Points per Word 0.000143
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.020833
Series America at War! (Perfection Learning); Reading Essentials in Social Studies

Description

This book begins with a factual overview of the War of 1812 and then continues with a fictional story centering on Sophie Turner and her father, Cyrus. The Turners are slaves owned by President James Madison and his wife, Dolley.