How Long to Read Crescent City Girls

How Long Does it Take to Read Crescent City Girls?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read Crescent City Girls by LaKisha Michelle Simmons

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

Description

What was it like to grow up black and female in the segregated South? To answer this question, LaKisha Simmons blends social history and cultural studies, recreating children's streets and neighborhoods within Jim Crow New Orleans and offering a rare look into black girls' personal lives. Simmons argues that these children faced the difficult task of adhering to middle-class expectations of purity and respectability even as they encountered the daily realities of Jim Crow violence, which included interracial sexual aggression, street harassment, and presumptions of black girls' impurity....

How long is Crescent City Girls?

Crescent City Girls by LaKisha Michelle Simmons is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Crescent City Girls Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read Crescent City Girls aloud.

What Reading Level is Crescent City Girls?

Crescent City 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.

Where Can I Buy Crescent City Girls?

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