How Long to Read The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg) by Karen Cushman

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

Description

Dear Gram and Grampop, Please do not address yours truly as California anymore, California Morning Whipple being a foolish name for a duck much less a girl. I call myself Lucy now. I cannot hate California and be California. I know you will understand. California doesn't suit Lucy Whipple -- not the name, not the place. But moving out West to Lucky Diggins, California, was her mama's dream-come-true. And now her brother, Butte, and sisters, Prairie and Sierra, seem to be Westerners at heart, too. For Lucy, Lucky Diggins is hardly a town at all -- just a bunch of ramshackle tents and tobacco-spitting miners. Even the gold her mama claimed was just lying around in the fields isn't panning out. Worst of all, there's no lending library! Dag diggety! So Lucy vows to be plain miserable until she can hightail it back East where she belongs. But Lucy California Morning Whipple may be in for a surprise -- because home is a lot closer than she thinks... When California Morning Whipple's widowed mother uproots her family from their comfortable Massachusetts environs and moves them to a rough mining camp called Lucky Diggins in the Sierras, California Morning resents the upheaval. Desperately wanting to control something in her own life, she decides to be called Lucy, and as Lucy she grows and changes in her strange and challenging new environment. Here Karen Cushman helps the American Gold Rush spring to colorful life, just as she did for medieval England in her previous two books, Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice, which won Newbery Honor status and a Newbery Medal respectively.

How long is The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg)?

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg) by Karen Cushman is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg)?

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg) 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 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (rpkg)?

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