It takes the average reader and 22 minutes to read Peaches & Wheelchairs by Ava P. Goodson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
During World War II, young men were being drafted to go to war in Europe, Africa or in the Pacific. There were no men to play America's favorite pastime: baseball. Mr. Wrigley, of Chicago's Wrigley Field, had an idea to keep baseball alive: women's teams. He created the All American GirlsProfessional Baseball League.Read how Dorothy (Dottie) goes from a girl who plays baseball for fun to an athlete on a professional team. She plays for the Rockford Peaches and entertains baseball fans for ten years. Then she starts a second career as a physical therapist working with disabled children. Truly herstory shows us how the war created jobs for women that once would have been taboo. Dottie touched many lives with peaches and wheelchairs.Young author Ava P. Goodson and young artist Connor Page have captured Dottie's story hoping young readers can better understand this period of history.
Peaches & Wheelchairs by Ava P. Goodson is 22 pages long, and a total of 5,544 words.
This makes it 7% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 30 minutes to read Peaches & Wheelchairs aloud.
Peaches & Wheelchairs is suitable for students ages 8 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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