How Long to Read Growing Up

How Long Does it Take to Read Growing Up?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Growing Up by Russell Baker

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

Description

The Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir about coming of age in America between the world wars: “So warm, so likable and so disarmingly funny” (The New York Times). Ranging from the backwoods of Virginia to a New Jersey commuter town to the city of Baltimore, this remarkable memoir recounts Russell Baker’s experience of growing up in pre–World War II America, before he went on to a celebrated career in journalism. With poignant, humorous tales of powerful love, awkward sex, and courage in the face of adversity, Baker reveals how he helped his mother and family through the Great Depression by...

How long is Growing Up?

Growing Up by Russell Baker is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Growing Up Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Growing Up aloud.

What Reading Level is Growing Up?

Growing Up 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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