It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Secret of Laurel Oaks by Lois Ruby
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A haunting historical mystery based on real life events, told in the alternating points of view of a contemporary girl and a 19th century slave accused of a horrible crime. When Lila and her family visit Laurel Oaks Plantation in Louisiana, her parents and brother scoff at the claim that the house is haunted. But secretly, Lila suspects there are ghostly presences willing to communicate with her, and her alone. One spirit eager to tell her story is Daphne, a slave girl at Laurel Oaks in the 1840s, who was blamed for the poisoning deaths of two girls and their mother. Daphne's spirit senses...
The Secret of Laurel Oaks by Lois Ruby is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Secret of Laurel Oaks aloud.
The Secret of Laurel Oaks is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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