It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In this free-verse novel, sixteen-year-old Billy leaves behind his drunken, abusive father, takes refuge in an abandoned freight train, falls in with the wealthy, restless Caitlin, and discovers the true meaning of friendship and family.
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The Simple Gift aloud.
The Simple Gift is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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