It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Belle of Alabama by Wynnette McFaddin Fraser
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the Chattahoochie Valley of Alabama, 1900, Belle McLaren, age 13, is the oldest of three orphans who are being separated by their relatives. Belle is a bit angry with God for the deaths of their parents, and for being torn from siblings she promised her dying father to care for. Before being sent to an orphanage, Belles Uncle Denny provides a pleasant home for her on his farm. She excels in school and dreams of college, which her uncle has promised to finance. Then he marries the Widow Fetner, who has her own plans for use of Belles college funds. How will independent Belle face up to this new turn of events?
Belle of Alabama by Wynnette McFaddin Fraser 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 Belle of Alabama aloud.
Belle of Alabama is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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