Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
8.1
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
29900
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
184
Points per Page
0.027174
Description
This is the story of the disaster that struck Ireland from 1845 to 1850. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, destroying the staple food of the Irish people.