How Long to Read Growing Up in Indiana

How Long Does it Take to Read Growing Up in Indiana?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Growing Up in Indiana by Norman Jones

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

Description

It has been said, "There are two seasons in Indiana. They are basketball season and...gettin' ready for basketball season." Growing Up in Indiana: The Culture & Hoosier Hysteria Revisited, is about basketball in Indiana in the middle of the 20th century. It is a look back at what the culture was like at that time. The author writes about the trials and tribulations he encountered as a young boy trying to become an accomplished player at Marion (IN) High School. Marion has won seven state basketball championships. Only Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana has won more with eight. Muncie Central helped inspire the movie Hoosiers when it lost to tiny Milan in the 1954 Indiana state final game. The author was a spectator at that fabled game. Growing Up in Indiana is a compelling, heartwarming story about a player trying to earn a college basketball scholarship. Readers will discover how developments in high school, college and professional basketball helped Indiana to become "the basketball state." Discrimination against African-Americans was at its zenith in the volatile era in which the author was growing up Indiana. He presents a vivid description of the bigotry, hatred and prejudice that affected his family, friends, teammates and famous players. The book describes how Hoosier Hysteria evolved and also explains to those who did not witness it, the racial strife

How long is Growing Up in Indiana?

Growing Up in Indiana by Norman Jones is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Growing Up in Indiana Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Growing Up in Indiana aloud.

What Reading Level is Growing Up in Indiana?

Growing Up in Indiana 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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