How Long to Read The Parker Sisters

How Long Does it Take to Read The Parker Sisters?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Parker Sisters by Lucy Maddox

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

Description

In 1851, Elizabeth Parker, a free black child in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was bound and gagged, snatched from a local farm, and hurried off to a Baltimore slave pen. Two weeks later, her teenage sister, Rachel, was abducted from another Chester County farm. Because slave catchers could take fugitive slaves and free blacks across state lines to be sold, the border country of Pennsylvania/Maryland had become a dangerous place for most black people. In The Parker Sisters, Lucy Maddox gives an eloquent, urgent account of the tragic kidnapping of these young women. Using archival news and...

How long is The Parker Sisters?

The Parker Sisters by Lucy Maddox is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Parker Sisters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read The Parker Sisters aloud.

What Reading Level is The Parker Sisters?

The Parker Sisters 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.

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