How Long to Read Smelling Herself

How Long Does it Take to Read Smelling Herself?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Smelling Herself by Terris McMahan Grimes

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

Description

Smelling Herself is told through the voice of Bernadine, a precocious eleven-year-old wordsmith. Being an African American girl and living in West Oakland projects in 1964 can be a vulnerable and scary affair. Bernadine's convinced that the solution to her predicament is to grow up. But she soon discovers that growing up is more complicated than she expected. Though her community is loving—as is her mother and father—her environment is anything but child-friendly with kids getting shot by cops and others beating up their classmates in the tunnel that she has to pass through every day to and...

How long is Smelling Herself?

Smelling Herself by Terris McMahan Grimes is 172 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Smelling Herself Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Smelling Herself aloud.

What Reading Level is Smelling Herself?

Smelling Herself 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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