It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Nobody's Hero by Stephen McCarthy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Jackie O'Brien thinks she has found peace after a turbulent and confusing childhood. She has a steady job working construction in Manhattan with a supportive crew, led by Mac. She has also found love with Estelle, a Lebanese student and part-time burlesque dancer. Raised in North Brooklyn by a hippie mother and a crazy great grandfather, Pops, Jackie never knew her father, taken by the Vietnam war. Her uncle, Eamon, drops in and out between secret Government missions, not daring to reveal the truth behind Jackie's birth while continuing a lifelong guilty argument with his sister.The attacks on 9/11 change everything. Jackie and the crew volunteer to assist the rescue efforts at Ground Zero. The emotional toll weighs heavy on all and the infectious Patriotism of the impending War on Terror hangs over Jackie and the crew as they seek revenge and validation in the turmoil and the dust. Estelle adds to Jackie's confusion as her Middle Eastern background now puts pressure on their relationship.When Estelle decides to research Pops' story, she unravels a tangled web of lies and half-truths that puts Jackie's beliefs and very identity in question.As the War arrives, Jackie has a choice to make between a complicated love and an uncertain War.
Nobody's Hero by Stephen McCarthy is 362 pages long, and a total of 91,224 words.
This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Nobody's Hero aloud.
Nobody's Hero 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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