How Long to Read When the Spirits Dance Mambo

How Long Does it Take to Read When the Spirits Dance Mambo?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read When the Spirits Dance Mambo by Marta Morena Vega

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

Description

When rock and roll was transforming American culture in the 1950s and '60s, East Harlem pulsed with the sounds of mambo and merengue. Instead of Elvis and the Beatles, Marta Moreno Vega grew up worshiping Celia Cruz, Mario Bauza, and Arsenio Rodriguez. Their music could be heard on every radio in El Barrio and from the main stage at the legendary Palladium, where every weekend working-class kids dressed in their sharpest suits and highest heels and became mambo kings and queens. Spanish Harlem was a vibrant and dynamic world, but it was also a place of constant change, where the traditions of Puerto Rican parents clashed with their children's American ideals. A precocious little girl with wildly curly hair, Marta was the baby of the family and the favorite of her elderly abuela, who lived in the apartment down the hall. Abuela Luisa was the spiritual center of the family, an espiritista who smoked cigars and honored the Afro-Caribbean deities who had always protected their family. But it was Marta's brother, Chachito, who taught her the latest dance steps and called her from the pay phone at the Palladium at night so she could listen, huddled beneath the bedcovers, to the seductive rhythms of Tito Puente and his orchestra. In this luminous and lively memoir, Marta Moreno Vega calls forth the spirit of Puerto Rican New York and the music, mysticism, and traditions of a remarkable and quintessentially American childhood.

How long is When the Spirits Dance Mambo?

When the Spirits Dance Mambo by Marta Morena Vega is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read When the Spirits Dance Mambo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read When the Spirits Dance Mambo aloud.

What Reading Level is When the Spirits Dance Mambo?

When the Spirits Dance Mambo 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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Where Can I Buy When the Spirits Dance Mambo?

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