How Long to Read Secret Staircase

How Long Does it Take to Read Secret Staircase?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Secret Staircase by Charmian Coates

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

Description

SECRET STAIRCASE. Novel for children aged 9 - 12. Tracy, aged twelve and and her family move into her late great-great-grandmother's house which her father has inherited. Tracy, an only child finds an old photograph album. In it, is a picture of a girl of around the same age as herself. Beneath the brown-cracked snapshot, is a name, Isabel, and the date June 1901. Tracy's bedroom used to be Isabel's. Tracy finds a key in the chest of drawers. Exploring the loft, she discovers a small door. She opens it with the key - revealing a staircase. Deciding to explore, she finds herself still in the same house but a hundred years in the past, where a birthday party for Isabel is in full swing. Isabel's papa, seeing Tracy's short hair and jeans, not only imagines she's a boy, but also a gatecrasher. He throws her out of the house. She is eventually let in again by Isabel, who hearing her crying, takes pity on her. Tracy encourages Isabel to return with her to the twenty-first century. The two girls have adventures in the present and the past. They rescue a match-girl, Carlotta, aged seven, who is half starved by Maude Snell and made to beg. Carlotta limps. Tracy and Isabel bring her to the present day so she can have an operation on her hip - once she is cured, she could get a position of a scullery maid. BUT CARLOTTA HAS OTHER IDEAS...

How long is Secret Staircase?

Secret Staircase by Charmian Coates is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Secret Staircase Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Secret Staircase aloud.

What Reading Level is Secret Staircase?

Secret Staircase is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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