Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1452
Points per Word
0.000344
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Xtreme Rescues; A&D Xtreme
Description
The book recounts the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand, where twelve young soccer players and their coach were trapped underground for over two weeks. It examines the specialized skills and advanced technology that rescue teams used to save the group, including diving equipment and water-pumping systems. The text includes real quotes from both the rescuers and the rescued, along with practical advice for readers who might find themselves in similar dangerous situations. Close-up photographs and surprising facts about the rescue operation supplement the narrative.