How Long to Read Booth Girls

How Long Does it Take to Read Booth Girls?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Booth Girls by Joan Uda

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

Description

In 1954, nice girls kept their virtue intact. If they didn't and got pregnant, their families and society at large could be cruel. Booth Memorial Hospitals, run by the Salvation Army, stretched across the country and abroad, homes and hospitals for pregnant women who needed a safe haven. Mary and Kenny, both graduate students at the University of Iowa, live together for almost three years, sizzling in their attraction to each other. Mary is pursuing a Ph.D. in Victorian literature, and Kenny is a top physics student, eventually a research assistant to James Van Allen, an early space pioneer. Now Mary is pregnant. Did she forget her diaphragm on purpose? Kenny says he wants to marry her but he isn't faithful, and Mary, a fledgling feminist, wants her career, Kenny, and no marriage or baby. Mary is a small town Iowa girl who regards herself as plain and not nearly as smart as her brilliant boyfriend Kenny. Kenny comes from a wealthy, upstate New York family, all of which he hides from her while they live together. At Booth Mary makes friends with Dee, a black girl from Des Moines who is determined to get Richie, the father of her baby, to marry her. Too bad Richie's engagement ring is on Dee's sister's finger. Ruby, a slightly older woman, is married to the head of the Iowa mob, that has ties directly into the Chicago mob. She has a young daughter and is pregnant by another man. The Salvation Army officers who run the Booth home and hospital are good woman, all but one, who is not what she seems. Are newborn babies valuable? To whom? How much? What is Mary and Kenny's baby worth, and what can they do to protect their baby?

How long is Booth Girls?

Booth Girls by Joan Uda is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Booth Girls Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Booth Girls aloud.

What Reading Level is Booth Girls?

Booth Girls 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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