It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read 12 Going On 21 by Melanie L. Henderson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This is a brief journey in the life of a young girl, Barbara Long, growing up in the rural south. It's a small town with a few stores, post office, doctor, vet and a riding stable. Most of the activity for the young people stems from the school. The Longs own and operate the hardware store. Carl and Betty Long live upstairs with their three children, Jerry (17yrears old), Barbara (12 years old), and Megan (10 years old) Carl's mother, Sarah Long, better known as Grams, also lives with them. Just when everything is wonderful, Barbara has a new puppy and a job at the stable her Mother becomes gravely ill. There is a riff between Barbara and her best friend. she feels the excitement of her first crush which nearly costs her the job at the stable. She also experiences the loss of a loved one. Barbara has many lessons to learn during the year. She has lots of responsibilities heaped upon her. Will she learn to evaluate things and prioritize them? Will she learn that things are not just automatically there for you, you have to work for them? Will she be able to handle the pressure of these situations? Can she keep her spirit or will it be broken?
12 Going On 21 by Melanie L. Henderson is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.
This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read 12 Going On 21 aloud.
12 Going On 21 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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