How Long to Read The Pink Balloon

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pink Balloon?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read The Pink Balloon by Orna Taub

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

Description

"Everyone needs a pink balloon." The pink balloon is a meditation technique Lily's father taught her as a child, and is the only constant in her life, helping her to navigate between her assumed identities and new names, as she moves to different continents, cultures, and religions. Lily is born in Venice Beach, California to a Palestinian mother, Minna, and an Israeli father, David. When her parents separate, Minna and Lily go to live with her mother's family in a conservative Palestinian refugee community, where she becomes Lila and is raised as a Muslim. After Minna dies, David takes her to Israel, where he has built himself a new life in an illegal settlement in the West Bank. Here, she becomes Lia and converts to Judaism. After she discovers she is expected to get married-an arranged marriage if necessary-Lia runs away to India, the place where she feels her parents' story, and her own, really began. She creates her own identity and calls herself Leela as she embarks on a journey of discovery, bent on finally finding out who she truly is. As she sheds her old identities to rebuild herself as Leela, the pink balloon takes on a life of its own, guiding her from place to place and from revelation to revelation.

How long is The Pink Balloon?

The Pink Balloon by Orna Taub is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pink Balloon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read The Pink Balloon aloud.

What Reading Level is The Pink Balloon?

The Pink Balloon 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.

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