How Long to Read Ball Tales

How Long Does it Take to Read Ball Tales?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Ball Tales by Michelle Nolan

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

Description

This history of American sports fiction traces depictions of baseball, basketball and football in works for all age levels from early dime novels through the 1960s. Chapters cover dime novel heroes Frank and Dick Merriwell; the explosion of sports novels before World War II and its influence on the authors who later wrote for baby boom readers; how sports novels persisted during the Great Depression; the rise and decline of sports pulps; why sports comics failed; postwar heroes Chip Hilton and Bronc Burnett; the lack of sports fiction for females; Duane Decker's Blue Sox books; and the classic John R. Tunis novels. Appendices list sports pulp titles and comic books featuring sports fiction.

How long is Ball Tales?

Ball Tales by Michelle Nolan is 289 pages long, and a total of 74,851 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ball Tales Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read Ball Tales aloud.

What Reading Level is Ball Tales?

Ball Tales 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.

Where Can I Buy Ball Tales?

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