Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
8.9
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
65317
Points per Word
0.000184
Page Count
288
Points per Page
0.041667
Description
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously, leading to decades of speculation. Through the hikers' journals and photographs, interviews, and government records, their story is brought to life.