How Long to Read Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century

How Long Does it Take to Read Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 27 minutes to read Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century by Bob Barrage

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Birdville School opened in 1922 on the corner of two dirt roads at the edge of a fallow farm. Over the next 67 school years it witnessed, and influenced, the unfolding story of the town that grew up around it, amid flood, brushfire, blizzard, tornado, and earthquake; poverty and prosperity; war, peace, and cold war; and even the collapse of the earth beneath its foundations. Its auditorium and cafeteria hosted PTA meetings, plays, movies, concerts, basketball tournaments, holiday parties, Girl Scout and Boy Scout meetings, polio vaccination clinics, and war-time rationing registrations and scrap-collection drives. Local sand-lot softball, baseball, and football teams competed in the same surrounding fields that swarmed with gleeful children at recess, and that echoed with the roar of low-flying aircrafts snagging mailbags on their tail hooks. Among its staff were thespians, musicians, firemen, outdoorsmen, and athletes, including a singer who performed in the Coolidge White House, a candidate for the state legislature, an army medic, and a ball player who faced off against the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Pirates. By the time classes concluded for the last time in 1989, thousands of children - including the author - had benefitted from the care, instruction, and example of the Birdville School family. This book is a feeble tribute to those who made us who we are.

How long is Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century?

Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century by Bob Barrage is 742 pages long, and a total of 186,984 words.

This makes it 250% the length of the average book. It also has 229% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 1 minute to read Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century aloud.

What Reading Level is Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century?

Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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