How Long to Read The Road to Lareta

How Long Does it Take to Read The Road to Lareta?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 41 minutes to read The Road to Lareta by Bonnie L. Bateman King

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

Description

For fans of Orphan Train, Water for Elephants, and The Boys in the Boat comes a novel about the redemptive power of a second chance. Set in the hardscrabble Dakotas during the depths of the Depression, one man's life is changed forever because of a three-year-old girl. In 1939, a Cat Skinner drives an old beat up Chevy from Nebraska to North Dakota. The trip takes three days and covers 900 miles. Webb Bateman is the Cat Skinner, a heavy equipment operator, whose story is not about the earth he moves, but about his journey to attempt redemption. As a young man, in the 1920's and early 30's, Webb is honed behind a pool cue stick, at the end of a fist, behind a plow, in a traveling circus, and in the belly of a coal mine. He marries in 1935 because he believes it's the right thing to do when Dorothy, a rural school teacher who loves to dance and who loves Webb, gets pregnant. A thirst for poker, booze and a nomadic lifestyle keeps Webb on the move and away from his wife and child, LaReta, until the day a telegram arrives in Nebraska. Dorothy is dead and her funeral is in three days. The journey to Dorothy's funeral gives Webb time to reflect on his 27 years of life. It's too much time and not enough time to grapple with the man he is and the man he wants to be.

How long is The Road to Lareta?

The Road to Lareta by Bonnie L. Bateman King is 335 pages long, and a total of 85,425 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Road to Lareta Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 46 minutes to read The Road to Lareta aloud.

What Reading Level is The Road to Lareta?

The Road to Lareta 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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