How long does it take to read American Diaries; Zellie Blake?
Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834 (American Diaries)
American Diaries; Zellie Blake by Kathleen Duey takes about 2 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 133 pages, about 36,575 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
February 1834 "Mrs. Gird is still asking me to spy on the girls for her. I don't want to do it....I don't think I can refuse to try." Grandmamma has died and Zellie has no other family. She desperately needs her job with mean-spirited Mrs. Gird, who runs a boardinghouse for the girls who work at the textile mills. When Mrs. Gird tells Zellie to eavesdrop and report what she hears, Zellie is surprised. The girls' conversations seem ordinary to her. Then Zellie finds a puzzling list in one of the girls' rooms. A hidden note and whispers in the dark add to the mystery, until a budding friendship leads Zellie to a secret meeting where things become clear. She doesn't want to betray the girls, but if she doesn't, she could find herself jobless and homeless. Will Zellie risk everything to stand up for what she believes?
Subjects: Social conditions, Juvenile fiction, African Americans, Orphans, Children's fiction, Massachusetts, history, fiction
