It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Freckles and Dirt Roads by B. Gunter
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the midst of the Great Depression, three young boys are placed in a Midwestern orphanage after their mother's death. They are immediately thrust into a deeply-entrenched and well-organized culture of violence, intimidation, fear, and total domination by the older boys.Freckles and Dirt Roads is the story of Billy, the middle of these boys, of those who abused him physically and psychologically, and of others whose love and friendship helped him ultimately to assume a more normal place in society. This is a story of a boy's survival as he gradually emerges from a life of misery and despair to one offering hope and promise.This book records the memories of twelve years of this culture through Billy's eyes. It examines the impact of loss of family at an early age, violence and its perpetuation, the destruction of a system of near-slavery, and through common suffering, the creation of a sense of family among the younger boys.
Freckles and Dirt Roads by B. Gunter is 374 pages long, and a total of 94,996 words.
This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read Freckles and Dirt Roads aloud.
Freckles and Dirt Roads is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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