Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5858
Points per Word
0.000171
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This book recounts events surrounding the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, the first shuttle to carry a civilian passenger, and discusses the impact of this disaster on the U.S. space program.