Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3352
Points per Word
0.000298
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This book follows the slave trade from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to its abolishment after the Civil War, and describes slavery's impact on the people bought and sold.