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Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Published
1852
Genre
Classics
Pages
438
Words
166622
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46787.Uncle_Tom_s_Cabin?ac=1&from_search=true

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level
9.3
AR interest level
UG — upper grades, 9–12
Lexile
1050L
Suggested reading age
ages 14–18
Ambleside year
Year 10 onwards · ages 15–18

An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.

The narrative drive of Stowe's classic novel is often overlooked in the heat of the controversies surrounding its anti-slavery sentiments. In fact, it is a compelling adventure story with richly drawn characters and has earned a place in both literary and American history. Stowe's puritanical religious beliefs show up in the novel's final, overarching theme—the exploration of the nature of Christianity and how Christian theology is fundamentally incompatible with slavery.

Collections

Beautiful Feet · MUSW912 — Modern American and World HistoryDeep Roots Grade · 9Mensa Kids · 9-12TJEd Adult Recommended

Tags

Beautiful FeetClassicsDeep RootsHistory-SlaveryMensa KidsPeople-SlavesRacismRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Social Issues-Social InequalityThomas Jefferson Education AdultUnited States of AmericaWinnetka Graded Book List, 1926