How Long to Read A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults)

How Long Does it Take to Read A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults)?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 57 minutes to read A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) by Hakeem Oluseyi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation's top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring coming-of-age memoir. Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he struggles to survive his childhood in some of the toughest cities in the country, and his teenage years in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, James adopts the hybrid persona of a "gangsta nerd"--dealing weed in juke joints while winning state science fairs with computer programs that untangle the mysteries of Einstein's relativity theory. When his prodigious intellect gains him admission to the elite Physics PhD program at Stanford University, James finds himself torn between his love of science and a dangerous crack cocaine habit he developed in college. With the encouragement of his mentor Art Walker, the lone Black faculty member in the physics department, James finally seizes his dream of a life in science and becomes his true adult self, changing his name to Hakeem Muata Oluseyi in honor--and celebration--of his African heritage. In the tradition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and The Other Wes Moore, A Quantum Life is an uplifting journey to the stars fueled by hope, hustle, and a hungry mind. As he charts his development as a young scientist, Oluseyi also plumbs the mysteries of the universe where potential personal outcomes are as infinite as the stars in the sky.

How long is A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults)?

A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) by Hakeem Oluseyi is 353 pages long, and a total of 89,309 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 109% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 8 minutes to read A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) aloud.

What Reading Level is A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults)?

A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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