It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Mystery in the Oil Patch by Wanda Jay Campbell
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
It is August 1939, and free-spirited ten-year-old Melvina Clarke is happy on the family ranch north of Fort Worth. Because of a family crisis, a reluctant Mel must go to the West Texas oil patch for a four-month stay. She has to live in an oil company camp with her aunt Margie, uncle Ray, cousin Polly, and Polly’s dog, Snatcher. While adapting to these new surroundings, Mel deals with homesickness, her meddlesome little cousin, three hecklers at school, and her disinterest in reading. She faces challenges to her independence is challenged when her new friends want her to help organize a club,...
Mystery in the Oil Patch by Wanda Jay Campbell is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.
This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Mystery in the Oil Patch aloud.
Mystery in the Oil Patch 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.
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