Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1967
Points per Word
0.000254
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Description
In the Eighth Century B.C., the city-states of Greece are in almost constant state of war. To stop the bloodshed, King Iphitus of Elis revives an ancient tradition, an athletic contest to honor the gods.