It takes the average reader 2 hours and 29 minutes to read Billy Joe's Search for Education by Bertha Schwartz
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Fourteen-year-old Billy Joe is suspicious the city buyers are cheating his people, the uneducated hill folks from Bear Claw Valley in Virginia. Mr. Grant from Three Pines Mercantile has been teaching Billy Joe some as he works for him. But most of the hill folks are against schooling, fearing the change it will bring to the valley. The long-standing feud between the O'Conners and the McKinleys is strong. But when Billy Joe proves the dog buyers are cheating both his pa, an O'Conner, and the McKinleys, Billy Joe is caught in the middle. When Uncle Ephraim O'Conner "accidently" steals a hog from hotheaded Jeb McKinley, Billy Joe fears his search for an education is doomed, as the feelings escalate all around.
Billy Joe's Search for Education by Bertha Schwartz is 146 pages long, and a total of 37,376 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to read Billy Joe's Search for Education aloud.
Billy Joe's Search for Education 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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