Robin Kile taught in the Pendleton County, West Virginia elementary schools for 30 years and has a wonderful insight into what children enjoy reading and learning about. This is her ninth book, and...view moreRobin Kile taught in the Pendleton County, West Virginia elementary schools for 30 years and has a wonderful insight into what children enjoy reading and learning about. This is her ninth book, and she has accented this historical fiction with time lines, maps, text-dependent questions to access higher level thinking skills, a recipe, and many photographs depicting life on the eastern Virginia (West Virginia) frontier in 1758. Adolescents will enjoy reading this book independently, however it also provides an exciting way for 4-6 grade teachers to engage their students. This book is also an excellent read-aloud for younger students, exposing them to advanced vocabulary. The Automated Readability Index Level of this book is 5.6.view less