Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
25328
Points per Word
0.000197
Page Count
159
Points per Page
0.031447
Description
The Space Race had begun, and the United States was losing. Apollo 8 wouldn't just orbit Earth, it would take American astronauts to see the dark side of the moon.