Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
2.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
3112
Points per Word
0.000161
Description
Mark and Ben plan to run 150 miles across the Sahara desert to raise money for Ben's sick sister. Will they survive sandstorms, sunburn, freezing nights and 40 degree Centigrade days? Will they manage to finish the race?