It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Sissieretta Jones by Maureen D. Lee
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, whose nickname the "Black Patti" likened her to the well-known Spanish-born opera star Adelina Patti, was a distinguished African American soprano during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, Jones also sang before four U.S. presidents. In this compelling book-length biography of Jones, Maureen Donnelly Lee chronicles the successes and challenges of this musical pioneer. Lee details how Jones was able to overcome substantial obstacles of racial bias to build a twenty-eight-year...
Sissieretta Jones by Maureen D. Lee is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Sissieretta Jones aloud.
Sissieretta Jones is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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