Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
24313
Points per Word
0.000165
Page Count
148
Points per Page
0.027027
Description
On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, one loaded with munitions and one with relief supplies. The blast, which flattened two towns and killed nearly 2,000 people, was followed by a blizzard that paralyzed relief efforts.