It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When Michael's aunt passes away, she leaves behind a letter that will change everything. It starts with Michael's grandfather Leroy, a black officer in World War I who charged into a battle zone not once but three times to save wounded men. His fellow soldiers insisted he deserved special commendations for his bravery but because of the racial barriers, he would go unacknowledged. Now it's up to Michael to change that. Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, award-winning author Michael Morpurgo delivers a richly layered and memorable story of...
A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read A Medal for Leroy aloud.
A Medal for Leroy is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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