How Long to Read Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives

How Long Does it Take to Read Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives by Library of Congress Center for the Book

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

Description

Books can change lives — and here are more than fifty powerful letters from young readers to authors revealing some of the ways that is true. Annie Schnitzer tells Elie Wiesel, “Reading your story allowed me to connect with my own history,” explaining how reading his memoir deepened her understanding of her grandparents’ plight during the Holocaust. After reading The House on Mango Street, Julia Mueller writes to Sandra Cisneros, “You didn’t tell me how to pull myself back together; you just showed me that I could. I was tired of trying to be somebody else’s definition of beautiful, and you told me that was okay.” Culled from the Letters About Literature contest of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, the fifty-two letters in this collection — written by students in grades four through twelve — reveal how deeply books and poetry affect the lives of readers. Offering letters that are as profound as they are personal and as moving as they are enlightening, this collection, which also features artwork by some of the contest entrants, provides a glimpse into young people’s lives and their connections — both expected and unexpected — to the written word.

How long is Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives?

Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives by Library of Congress Center for the Book is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives aloud.

What Reading Level is Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives?

Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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