It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Schoolland by Max Martinez
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Schoolland depicts the daily life of a Mexican American family in rural Texas during the year of a great drought in the 1950Ís. Struggles with nature and society form the backdrop for the eternal tale of a child coming of age as his grandfather is waning. Rural life, dialects and family conflicts are all rendered poetically and with the authenticity of having been born and raised in Schoolland, Gonzales, Smiley, Texasas was MartÕnezand with the modern, critical eye of having returned to the family farm to examine the pastas did MartÕnez. We are all, consequently, enriched by this portrayal of Texas Mexican life as it has never before appeared in American literature.
Schoolland by Max Martinez is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Schoolland aloud.
Schoolland is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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