Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7960
Points per Word
0.000126
Page Count
81
Points per Page
0.012346
Description
The Great Depression began in 1929 and lasted ten years. It caused widespread unemployment, poverty, and despair that affected nearly every man, woman, and child.