How Long to Read Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues
By Walter Dean Myers
How Long Does it Take to Read Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues?
It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues by Walter Dean Myers
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
Newbery and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's baseball story THE JOURNAL OF BIDDY OWENS is now available in paperback, with an exciting repackaging! Seventeen-year-old Biddy Owens is part of the Birmingham Black Barons baseball team and dreams of becoming a major league baseball player. However, in 1948 most black players can only play for the Negro Leagues. Jackie Robinson has just recently integrated and is playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the white owners are reluctant to add too many blacks to their rosters. The Birmingham Black Barons are some of the best players in the league. But as they travel around playing ball, Biddy realizes that not everyone is ready for blacks and whites to play on the same team. Can Biddy prove he's good enough to be part of the game his loves, no matter what color his skin is?
How long is Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues?
Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues by Walter Dean Myers is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues aloud.
What Reading Level is Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues?
Down to the Last Out, The Journal of Biddy Owens, The Negro Leagues is suitable for students ages 10 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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