How long does it take to read Dear America?
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846
Dear America by Sherry Garland takes about 4 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours
A weekend read
First published 2001. 218 pages, about 59,950 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 | 6 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
María Rosalía is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina. María's writing captures the intense tradition and culture of the Spanish as she observes the war that Alta California ultimately loses to the Americans.
Subjects: Diaries, Racially mixed people, Juvenile fiction, Household employees, Fiction, Orphans
