It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read The Defining Sea by Robert Friedman
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The year is 2000 in Puerto Rico. Stevie PĂ©rez and his girlfriend, Laura Rosario, have joined a student protest against the U.S. Navy's bombing exercises that have caused illness, environmental damages, and death on the offshore island of Vieques. The Riot Squad is called onto the campus to quell the protest and in the ensuing violence, Laura is hit by a stray bullet and killed.A grieving Stevie vows to keep Laura's memory alive by creating a scholarship in her name. He is frustrated in attempts to get help in the community and decides to become a drug mule to obtain the scholarship money. After a few lucrative trips, he is set up in a drug theft.His 20-year-old life in danger, Stevie is forced to flee as the drug gang pursues him from the Bronx to San Juan to the mountain towns of Puerto Rico. Along the way, Stevie learns hard truths about life, love, and loss.
The Defining Sea by Robert Friedman is 162 pages long, and a total of 40,824 words.
This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 43 minutes to read The Defining Sea aloud.
The Defining Sea is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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