It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story about an epic cross-country journey. In a Handful of Dust is set ten years after the first novel, Not a Drop to Drink, as a dangerous disease strikes the community where teenage Lucy lives. When her adoptive mother, Lynn, takes Lucy away from their home and friends in order to protect her, Lucy struggles to figure out what home means. During their journey west to find a new life, the two face nature’s challenges, including hunger, mountains, and deserts. New York Times...
In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.
This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read In a Handful of Dust aloud.
In a Handful of Dust is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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