How Long to Read Crossing the Yard

How Long Does it Take to Read Crossing the Yard?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Crossing the Yard by Richard Shelton

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

Description

Ever since he was asked to critique the poetry of a convicted murderer, he has lived in two worlds. Richard Shelton was a young English professor in 1970 when a convict named Charles Schmid—a serial killer dubbed the “Pied Piper of Tucson” in national magazines—shared his brooding verse. But for Shelton, the novelty of meeting a death-row monster became a thirty-year commitment to helping prisoners express themselves. Shelton began organizing creative writing workshops behind bars, and in this gritty memoir he offers up a chronicle of reaching out to forgotten men and women—and of creativity...

How long is Crossing the Yard?

Crossing the Yard by Richard Shelton is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Crossing the Yard Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Crossing the Yard aloud.

What Reading Level is Crossing the Yard?

Crossing the Yard 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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