Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
24903
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.027778
Description
From firefighters battling with a blazing nuclear reactor to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast-sinking ship, this is an amazingly vivid collection of stories about men and women whose extraordinary courage has captured the imagination of millions.