From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2011 - 2012 SECOND CHANCE READING Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 5.5 ATOS Book Level: 5.5 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 5 AR Quiz: 134843EN Reading Counts Level: 5.6 Reading Counts Points: 10 Lexile Measure: 870 Fountas & Pinnell: X.