How Long to Read Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes

How Long Does it Take to Read Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes by Mary Blocksma

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

Description

The ninth child of ten, Ruth Blocksma was born in 1919 to parents freshly immigrated from the Russian Ukraine, via Berlin and England. With both parents teaching in small colleges, the family moved frequently, from Kansas to Indiana to Detroit and Ann Arbor. Ruth met her husband, Ralph Blocksma, at the University of Michigan, where Ralph was in medical school. They married and moved to Chicago, where Ralph was a surgical resident at St. Luke's Hospital. World War II separated the pair, who now had two children, Ruth living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to be near Ralph's family, but when Ralph returned from Europe, they moved to Chicago so he could complete his residency in plastic surgery at St. Luke's. And then a surprise: No sooner was Ralph a bone fide plastic and reconstructive surgeon than, in 1949, he was persuaded to go to the newly-formed country of Pakistan to belp bring medical relief to the victims of the bloody Partition. There follows the amazing story of how Ralph, Ruth's sister Frieda, Ruth and their three children traveled to Lahore and created an unusual home and hospital. By the time they returned, Ruth , 33, had moved twenty times. Fortunately, making a house a home wherever she finds herself has been, along with music, a life-long passion. Dr. Ralph Blocksma, pre-dating Doctors Without Borders, frequently strayed from his Grand Rapids' practice to work and teach in Third World hospitals around the globe, inspiring many dentists and doctors to do the same.

How long is Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes?

Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes by Mary Blocksma is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes aloud.

What Reading Level is Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes?

Thirty-Three Years and Twenty-one Homes is suitable for students ages 10 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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