Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
14321
Points per Word
0.000209
Page Count
70
Points per Page
0.042857
Series
Epidemic!
Description
This book describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of a vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.