Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.7
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6159
Points per Word
0.000162
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
American Disasters
Description
This book reviews the causes and effects of some major blackouts, from the 1965 power outage that affected much of New England to the 2001 rolling blackout in California, focusing on the 1977 blackout in New York City that lasted over twenty-five hours.