It takes the average reader 2 hours to read Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry. In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life--a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's...
Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford is 120 pages long, and a total of 30,000 words.
This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Becoming Billie Holiday aloud.
Becoming Billie Holiday is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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