A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.6 ATOS Book Level: 4.4 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 149506EN Reading Counts Level: 5.7 Reading Counts Points: 3 Lexile Measure: 890.