Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.7
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
18586
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
104
Points per Page
0.028846
Description
"Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island" recounts the 1979 nuclear accident at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania through the perspective of a United Press International reporter who covered the event. The book provides an hour-by-hour account of the crisis as the reactor core began to melt and emergency workers struggled to contain the situation. It details the confusion among plant operators, the evacuation of nearby residents, and the media's role in reporting the unfolding disaster.