It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Wheel of Surya by Jamila Gavin
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The dramatic first volume in the Surya Trilogy by Whitbread award-winning author of Coram Boy, Jamila Gavin. In 1947 India is rocked by the Independence movement and partition with Pakistan. Their lives disrupted by violence, Jaspal and Marvinder are sent from their Indian village to find their father, who is a student in England. A story touching on culture, class, faith and family set against the backdrop of Indian independence. No children’s books about India conveys these issues and themes with the effortless ease of Jamila Gavin.
The Wheel of Surya by Jamila Gavin 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 Wheel of Surya aloud.
The Wheel of Surya is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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