How long does it take to read Dear America?
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932
Dear America by Kathryn Lasky takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 192 pages, about 52,800 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
At the age of twelve, Minnie Swift is living through one of the toughest times in America's history, The Great Depression. She keeps a detailed diary over the span of one Christmas month. Reflecting the sadness but also the optimism that characterized the time, this is an intimate portrait of a Midwestern family's days and nights, ups and downs, triumphs and losses. It's the story of one family's persevering spirit: The Christmas Spirit.
Subjects: Depressions, Family, Diaries, Indiana in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Diaries in fiction
