It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Benita Candela by Miriam González
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Benita is a fourteen year old girl living in a neighborhood that may be similar to yours. The story takes place during the fifties and the sixties. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and her parents moved to Bridgeport, CT when she was four years old. She is the youngest of four sisters and three brothers. She shares with the reader her experiences in school, her neighborhood and her everyday life in Bridgeport. She may remember a time when she was five and then quickly connect to a time that relates to her high school experiences. This period of "growing up" is a special, almost magical time of life for Benita. Her most personal memories almost always relate to the many sacrifices that her parents made in order to give her and her siblings a better life.
Benita Candela by Miriam González is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Benita Candela aloud.
Benita Candela is suitable for students ages 10 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.
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