Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.4
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
44288
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
239
Points per Page
0.029289
Description
Teen scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery, a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers 400 times more effectively than the previous standard. The coauthor is Matthew Lysiak.