It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Beatrice's Ledger by Ruth R. Martin
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A vivid and moving story about family, courage, and the power of education Ruth remembers the day the sheriff pulled up in front of her family's home with a white neighbor who claimed Ruth's father owed her recently deceased husband money. It was the early 1940s in Jim Crow South Carolina, and even at the age of eleven, Ruth knew a Black person's word wasn't trusted. But her father remained calm as he waited on her mother's return from the house. Ruth's mother had retrieved a gray book, which she opened and handed to the sheriff. Satisfied by what he saw, the sheriff and the woman left. Ruth...
Beatrice's Ledger by Ruth R. Martin 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 Beatrice's Ledger aloud.
Beatrice's Ledger is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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