It takes the average reader 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Shady Brook and Deeper Waters by James D. "Archie" Howell
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Cherry shooters, slingshots, fish muddle, and chicken potpie were all a part of growing up in Southampton County, Virginia, for author James D. (Archie) Howell. In Shady Brook and Deeper Waters, he shares the stories and life lessons learned during his childhood and youth in this rural community during and after World War II. Presenting a collection of essays previously published as newspaper columns, these stories bear the nostalgia of the time witnessed through the wide-eyed impatience of a child, told in Howell's words, with an occasional retrospective as an adult. He recalls growing peanuts on the Marle Hill farm as the youngest of seven children, trips to Fisher's Mill, his experiences at summer revivals, and his first store-bought haircut in the company of adults. Shady Brook and Deeper Waters paints pictures of life in rural Virginia, vividly conveying the sights, smells, and tastes of Howell's home stories to warm the heart and stir latent memories.
Shady Brook and Deeper Waters by James D. "Archie" Howell is 139 pages long, and a total of 36,001 words.
This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 16 minutes to read Shady Brook and Deeper Waters aloud.
Shady Brook and Deeper Waters is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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