How long does it take to read Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice?
Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose takes about 2 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2009. 147 pages, about 40,425 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.
Subjects: African American civil rights workers, Race relations, African American teenage girls, African Americans, Segregation, Segregation in transportation
