How Long to Read Sleepaway School

How Long Does it Take to Read Sleepaway School?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Sleepaway School by Lee Stringer

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

Description

Like his brother before him, Stringer was surrendered to foster care, shortly after birth, by his unwed and underemployed mother—a common practice for unmarried women in mid-century America. Less common was that she returned six years later to reclaim her children. Rather than leading to a happy ending, though, this is where Stringer's story begins. The clash of being poor and black in an affluent, largely white New York suburb begins to foment pain and rage which erupts, more often than not, when he is at school. One violent episode results in his expulsion from the sixth grade and his subsequent three-year stint at Hawthorne, the "sleepaway school" of the title. What follows is an intensely personal, American journey: a universal story of childhood where childhood universals are absent. We experience how a child fashions his life out of the materials given to him, however threadbare. This is a "boy-meets-world" story, the chronicle of one child’s struggle simply to be.

How long is Sleepaway School?

Sleepaway School by Lee Stringer is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sleepaway School Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Sleepaway School aloud.

What Reading Level is Sleepaway School?

Sleepaway School is suitable for students ages 12 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.

Where Can I Buy Sleepaway School?

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