Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
6.8
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
50328
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
236
Points per Page
0.033898
Series
Scholastic Focus
Description
After Naval aviator Jeremiah Denton was captured in North Vietnam, he led a group of fellow American prisoners in withstanding gruesome conditions, including developing a system of secret codes and covert communications.