It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Children of the Salton Sea by Douglas Alan Pearce
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When drought kills the American Southwest, the children of the survivors carve a new civilization out of a land without mercy. Beneath the watchful eye of Big Brother, a nomad caravan is joined by a dark-eyed stranger from the "civilized" east. Together, this extended family face thieves, slave-traders, mercenaries, and a ravishing assassin with a tortured past. But when their headstrong daughter falls in love with the wrong boy, the tribe stumbles upon a terrible secret. Should they hide and survive another day or stand up against unimaginable odds and fight for what's right?
Children of the Salton Sea by Douglas Alan Pearce is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.
This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Children of the Salton Sea aloud.
Children of the Salton Sea 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.
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