How Long to Read The Silver Star

How Long Does it Take to Read The Silver Star?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read The Silver Star by Jim Brewster

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

Description

Decorated for bravery but guilt-ridden for innocent deaths, eighteen-year-old Corporal Winston Blake falls in love with a native girl and fathers her child. Transferred and discharged before the child's birth, she disappears into the post-war chaos. He struggles for redemption through his career in the Church and active membership in the Black movement. Savagely beaten by the Klan he, though white, rises to preeminence as one of the leaders of the movement. Blake falls in love with a married woman whose husband is stricken with a mysterious disease. At his death, three years later, they are reunited. His long-lost daughter, adopted and her name changed, has become a talented violinist and composer. Invited to play at the 20th reunion of Blake's Division, she plays her composition, The Silver Star. Sensing a kinship, he invites her to dinner and questioning her, determines that she must be his daughter. But she rejects him. Heartbroken, he flies to Selma for one last planning meeting of the Blake leadership. Confronted by the Klan member responsible for his beating years ago, he is mortally wounded. Before his death, Blake and his daughter are reconciled. . . returning The Silver Starmedal he had given to her mother.

How long is The Silver Star?

The Silver Star by Jim Brewster is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Silver Star Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read The Silver Star aloud.

What Reading Level is The Silver Star?

The Silver Star 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.

Where Can I Buy The Silver Star?

The Silver Star by Jim Brewster is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy The Silver Star by Jim Brewster on Amazon click the button below.