How Long to Read Island of Bones

How Long Does it Take to Read Island of Bones?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Island of Bones by Joy Castro

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

Description

What is “identity” when you’re a girl adopted as an infant by a Cuban American family of Jehovah’s Witnesses? The answer isn’t easy. You won’t find it in books. And you certainly won’t find it in the neighborhood. This is just the beginning of Joy Castro’s unmoored life of searching and striving that she’s turned to account with literary alchemy in Island of Bones. In personal essays that plumb the depths of not-belonging, Castro takes the all-too-raw materials of her adolescence and young adulthood and views them through the prism of time. The result is an exquisitely rendered, richly...

How long is Island of Bones?

Island of Bones by Joy Castro is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Island of Bones Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Island of Bones aloud.

What Reading Level is Island of Bones?

Island of Bones is suitable for students ages 10 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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Where Can I Buy Island of Bones?

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