A biography of American abolitionist John Brown, discussing his childhood, his career and family, and his involvement in the abolition movement during the Civil War in which he led a raid on a military armory at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 7.7 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 12 AR Quiz: 165693EN Reading Counts Level: 8.4 Reading Counts Points: 16 Lexile Measure: 990.