It takes the average reader 5 hours and 11 minutes to read Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The “Hollywood” where Sammy Santos and Juliana Ríos live is not the West Coast one, the one with all the glitz and glitter. This Hollywood is a tough barrio at the edge of a small town in southern New Mexico. Sammy and this friends—members of the 1969 high school graduating class—face a world of racism, dress codes, war in Vietnam and barrio violence. In the summer before his senior year begins, Sammy falls in love with Juliana, a girl whose tough veneer disguises a world of hurt. By summer’s end, Juliana is dead. Sammy grieves, and in his grief, the memory of Juliana becomes his guide...
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Saenz is 305 pages long, and a total of 77,775 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood aloud.
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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