5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery
by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
When Ellen and William Craft decided to escape from slavery in 1848, they had a daring... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2006
Word Count 22,534
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1130L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 103355, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Craft, Ellen
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Craft, William--Juvenile literature
- Craft, Ellen--Juvenile literature
- Slaves--Georgia--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Craft, William
- Slaves--Georgia--Biography
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
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- Explore New Genres: Nonfiction for Teens
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