Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
4.7
Points
22.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
147623
Points per Word
0.000149
Description
Sergeant Dave Henley's platoon are hardly a fighting force, but they are stationed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and suffer casualties before they have even fired a shot. Meanwhile, Dave's wife is pregnant and worried for her husband's life.