It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Manteca by Melinda Pacheco Patrick
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the heart of California's Central Valley, immigrants arrived in earnest on the heels of the Gold Rush, ranching and farming the land, including the "Father of Manteca," Joshua Cowell, who traversed the Sierras on foot in 1863. Although the town was originally known as Cowell Station, the name Monteca (adapted from the Spanish word for butter) was proposed to distinguish the railroad stop and celebrate the dairy industry. The first tickets printed by the railroad labeled the town as "Manteca"--the Spanish word for lard. Manteca is known for one of the oldest landmarks in the county, East...
Manteca by Melinda Pacheco Patrick is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Manteca aloud.
Manteca is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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