Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
50329
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
185
Points per Page
0.037838
Series
Young Underground
Description
Just after the surrender of Germany in World War II, three Danish children find themselves trapped aboard a renegade German submarine attempting to escape to South America with Nazi treasure. The children must navigate dangerous waters and confront the crew as they try to survive the journey. The story takes place aboard the submarine and in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean during the immediate post-World War II period.