It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary E. DeMuth
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Watching the tree limbs keeps resilient nine-year-old Mara Weatherall from the pain of General's daily attacks--attacks he warns her to keep secret, or else. In the small world of 1979 Burl, Texas, all Mara really has are the tree limbs, a lumbering Aunt Elma, her boyfriend Officer Gus, the bully General, and her new best friend Camilla who rhymes maddening snatches of truth. Mara needs to escape General's advances and find out who her real parents are before those who would want to destroy her succeed. Will she recognize redemption through Zady the Jesus-loving housekeeper, Denim the...
Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary E. DeMuth is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Watching the Tree Limbs aloud.
Watching the Tree Limbs 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.
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