How Long to Read How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

How Long Does it Take to Read How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee?

It takes the average reader and 43 minutes to read How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

Description

From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting portrait of determination against discrimination: the story of young spelling champion MacNolia Cox. MacNolia Cox was no ordinary kid. Her idea of fun was reading the dictionary. In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. She left her home state a celebrity—right up there with Ohio’s own Joe Louis and Jesse Owens—with a military band and a crowd of thousands to see her off at the station. But celebration turned to chill when the train crossed the state line into Maryland, where segregation was the law of the land. Prejudice and discrimination ruled—on the train, in the hotel, and, sadly, at the spelling bee itself. With a brief epilogue recounting MacNolia’s further history, How Do You Spell Unfair? is the story of her groundbreaking achievement magnificently told by award-winning creators and frequent picture-book collaborators Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison.

How long is How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee?

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford is 43 pages long, and a total of 10,879 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 13% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 59 minutes to read How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee aloud.

What Reading Level is How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee?

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee is suitable for students ages 8 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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