How Long to Read Paris Orphan

How Long Does it Take to Read Paris Orphan?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Paris Orphan by Charles Loebbaka

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

Description

A young Jewish orphan is sheltered at a Catholic boarding school in 1942 after Paris police imprison her parents and thousands of Jews in detention centers. When her orphan friend is arrested, she fears the gendarmes will come after her, too. An American newspaperman sought by Nazis and French police hides as the gardener at the school after French police find him with his lover, a university student fighting the Nazi occupation of France. Her colleagues devise a daring plan for him to flee the country. Hannah Abramov, a 12-year-old from The Marais, and Jack Lamont, a former war photographer's assistant for the Chicago Tribune, develop a friendship at Saint-Coeur-de-Marie boarding school on rue de Picpus. “Paris Orphan: Escape from Evil,” the new novel by author Charles Loebbaka, is the story of their dangerous journey to stay a step ahead of arrest and possible death. Based on World War Two historical events and accounts of individuals, their story is a true-to-life narrative of life or death in war-torn France. Their survival depends on British female covert agents in France; a hot-tempered French underground leader; a Swiss Red Cross home that cares for displaced children; Basque smugglers and Jewish guerrillas who help refugees; and the mistress of the Gestapo commander in the south of France. Agent Glynis Blake is sent to southern France by Britain's Special Operations Executive to take charge of an espionage and sabotage unit. She teams up with agent Denise Golinska, wireless operator for the covert cell. They partner with Gaston Renard, a French Resistance leader in the Aquitaine area. Isabelle Christiane Despres, mistress of SS-Sturmbannführer Karl Herrmann, a Gestapo commander in southern France, is a woman with a secret known only to her bodyguard/chauffeur. Orphans displaced by the war and with no contact with their families make plans to set out on their own from their safe haven at a Swiss-run boarding house. The lives of the characters are changed forever in unexpected ways by their experiences that take place from 1942 in Europe to 1948 in the Mideast. “Paris Orphan: Escape from Evil” is a sequel to Loebbaka's first historical fiction novel, “Love and Death in Paris.” It begins in 1945.* * * “I'm ready, Jacques.” Jack Lamont turned in his yard to see his guest walking toward him with one piece of luggage. He took Brigitte Kahane's suitcase, set it down, and held her hands. “I have something I want to give you before Millicent takes you back to Europe,” he said. He took Katrine Bouchet's gold necklace from his pocket, reached behind her neck, and hooked the ends together. Katrine's best friend held the gold cross in her fingers for a moment. “I will wear it always,” she said. “I have a gift for you.” She fastened a bracelet to his left wrist. Katrine's gold band with the Virgin Mary medal and the twelve stars that represent the Apostles and Tribes of Israel glittered in the sunshine. Jack looked for the last time at the tattoo on Brigitte's left forearm: 168495. They clasped hands and said goodbye. He walked to the small apple tree in his late mother's yard and plucked an apple. He wondered again about the orphan, the red-haired girl who loved apples.

How long is Paris Orphan?

Paris Orphan by Charles Loebbaka 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read Paris Orphan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Paris Orphan aloud.

What Reading Level is Paris Orphan?

Paris Orphan 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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